The Senate confirmed President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security after John Kelly left the agency for his White House post earlier this year.
Senators voted 62-37 on Kirstjen Nielsen’s nomination to be DHS secretary, with 10 Democratic senators and Independent Sen. Angus King (Maine) siding with Republicans to support her.
Nielsen, who was nominated in October, was expected to secure confirmation after clearing a procedural hurdle in a 59-33 vote on Monday evening.
She’ll be the department’s first Senate-confirmed secretary in months. Kelly left to become the Trump’s chief of staff in July, and Elaine Duke has led the agency in an acting capacity.
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