WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was heading towards a confirmation vote for Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, potentially putting a longtime ally of Donald Trump at the helm of a Justice Department that has already been rattled by the firings of career employees seen as disloyal to the Republican president.

The US Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as the Attorney General under Trump's administration. Bondi, a loyal ally of Trump, has a net worth of $18 million and vows to maintain the DOJ's independence, despite concerns over her past questionable practices while serving as Florida's Attorney General.