Pam Bondi is sworn in as Attorney General by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, right, as partner John Wakefield and mother Patsy Bondi, look on, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday,

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.

Pam Bondi has been sworn in as attorney general. She's taking charge of the Justice Department as it braces for upheaval with President Donald Trump looking to exert his will over an agency that's long provoked his ire.

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's Attorney General nominee, is a seasoned legal professional with a notable career in politics, marked by two divorces, a called-off engagement, and a steadfast focus on justice reform.

Bondi was confirmed by a vote of 54-46, and will now take the reins at the Justice Department at a moment when it is facing questions about the risk of political influence at the department.

The former Florida attorney general is expected to oversee a radical reshaping of the Justice Department that has already been rattled by the firings of career employees seen as disloyal to the Republican President.