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.
The package includes ambassadors, assistant secretaries, U.S. attorneys, U.S. marshals, transportation officials, and other executive branch nominees. Among them were nominees for posts at the Commerce Department, Transportation Department, the Surface Transportation Board, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Several of those confirmed will work to advance the Trump administration’s energy policies. They include Stevan Pearce of New Mexico as director of the Bureau of Land Management, Kyle Haustveit of North Dakota as undersecretary of energy, and David LaCerte of Louisiana as a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission….
Senate Confirms 49 Trump Nominees, Including Key Energy Officials
