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Senate Confirms 49 Trump Nominees, Including Key Energy Officials

Lawmakers approved the package in an en bloc vote under Senate rules to accelerate confirmation of lower-level executive branch nominees.
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Senate Confirms 49 Trump Nominees, Including Key Energy Officials
The Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, in this file photo. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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The Senate has confirmed 49 nominees selected by President Donald Trump, including several officials tapped to oversee federal land management and energy policy.

Lawmakers in the upper chamber approved the latest package of nominees in a 46–43 vote on May 18 under procedures allowing multiple lower-level executive branch nominations to be considered together.

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Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.