Sep 18, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees in "nuclear" move

Rebecca Falconer

A long, dark-haired Kimberly Guilfoyle, the newly confirmed U.S. ambassador to Greece, wearing a bright red coat and white blouse, gestures as she speaks into a mic at a podium as a smiling President Trump, wearing a navy jacket with a US flag pin, a white shirt and purple tie, looks on. — Kimberly Guilfoyle, the newly confirmed U.S. ambassador to Greece, and President Trump at the White House in March 24. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

The Senate confirmed 48 of President Trump's nominees in a roll call vote Thursday after Republicans invoked the "nuclear option" by using a simple majority to officially change chamber rules.

The big picture: Among those confirmed on Thursday was Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host who was engaged to the president's elder son Donald Trump Jr., who's now U.S. ambassador to Greece.

Callista Gingrich, wife of former House speaker Newt Gingrich, will now serve as ambassador to both Switzerland and Liechtenstein following the 51-47 vote along party lines for the sub-Cabinet and ambassadorial positions.

State of play: The vote marked the first batch of confirmations under the "nuclear" move and Republicans aim to quickly move through a backlog of what's now nearly 100 civilian nominees following months of facing Democratic roadblocks, per Axios' Stef W. Kight.

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