Overview

• The Senate approved a single package of 107 executive-branch nominees in a 51–47 vote that followed party lines.
• Republicans used a recently adopted procedure to bundle confirmations, the second such mass vote after a 48-nominee tranche in September.
• The list included more than two dozen ambassadors, over a dozen U.S. attorneys, and the reappointment of SEC Chair Paul Atkins through 2031.
• Notable confirmations featured Sergio Gor as ambassador to India and Herschel Walker as ambassador to the Bahamas.
• GOP leaders said the move ended a Democratic blockade as the government remains shut down, while Democrats warned the precedent weakens minority oversight.