The U.S. Senate confirmed dozens of President Donald Trump's nominees for diplomatic, military and other administration positions in one bloc on Thursday after Republicans changed Senate rules to make it easier to confirm his picks.
The tally was 51-47 in favor of the 48 nominees for ambassadorial and sub-cabinet level positions, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats opposed. Two Republicans did not vote.
Ambassadors who were approved included Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News personality who was engaged to Trump's son Donald Trump Jr., for Greece, and Callista Gingrich, a former ambassador to the Vatican and wife of former Republican House speaker Newt Gingrich, for Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
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