Pam Bondi is one step closer to becoming the next attorney general after her nomination cleared a procedural hurdle Monday. Senators voted 52-46 along party lines to approve a motion to invoke cloture on her nomination.

The U.S. Senate will vote later on Tuesday on the nomination of Pam Bondi to serve as Attorney General, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in a floor speech on Tuesday.

Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and longtime prosecutor, had earned praise for her pledges not to politicize the Justice Department.

Monday to limit debate on Pam Bondi's nomination for Attorney General, Why it matters: President Trump is now on the cusp of installing a loyalist in the nation's highest law enforcement role, empowering a MAGA overhaul of the Justice Department that could include investigating his political enemies.

President Trump’s pick for US Attorney General, Pam Bondi, inched closer to Senate confirmation after legislators on Monday voted to end debate over her nomination. Lawmakers voted 52-46 along party lines,