US Senate Confirms Top Auto Safety Official, Who Will Oversee Tesla Probes

US Senate Confirms Top Auto Safety Official, Who Will Oversee Tesla Probes
The U.S. flag is lowered to half staff following the assassination of political commentator Charlie Kirk in Utah, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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WASHINGTON--The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to confirm the top auto safety official along with dozens of other nominees, including officials overseeing highways and pipelines.

The Senate voted 51-47 to confirm Jonathan Morrison to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and 47 other nominees, the first time the NHTSA has had a permanent leader in three years.