The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence following her nomination to the role by President Donald Trump. Gabbard was confirmed by a vote of 52-48 in the Senate.
President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, passed a key procedural vote in the Senate on Thursday, clearing the path for his final confirmation vote.
Lutnick will oversee President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda and will play a key role in shaping the course of U.S. trade policy in the coming years.
The administration of President Donald Trump continues to take shape, but several Cabinet positions remain open amid U.S. Senate votes.
Both Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said they would vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence.
Six of 22 picks for Cabinet-level positions in the Trump administration are left for the U.S. Senate to confirm. The Senate on Thursday voted to invoke cloture on two nominees. Former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler is the pick as administrator of the Small Business Administration and Howard Lutnick as Commerce Department secretary.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Howard Lutnick to serve as Commerce secretary, approving a key member of President Trump’s economic team amid rising trade tensions. Senators voted 51-45 in favor of Lutnick’s confirmation to lead the Commerce Department,