The Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single vote on Thursday, marking a significant shift in procedural rules. The Republican majority utilized the “nuclear option” to eliminate the 60-vote threshold for confirming nominees, allowing a party-line vote of 51-47. Among the confirmed individuals were former Rep. Brandon Williams as undersecretary of energy for nuclear security, Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece, and Callista Gingrich as ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The rule change, supported by centrist senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, enabled the rapid approval of nearly 150 stalled lower-level nominees. Democrats opposed the move but lacked sufficient votes to block it. The procedural adjustment, based on a proposal from Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Angus King, allows unlimited nominees in a single batch but excludes judicial appointments.