The Brief The U.S. Senate has confirmed dozens of President Donald Trump's nominees at once, voting for the first time this session under the chamber's new "nuclear" rules. The U.S. Senate has confirmed dozens of President Donald Trump's nominees at once, voting for the first time this session under the chamber's new "nuclear" rules. Kimberly Guilfoyle, who the president chose to be the U.S. ambassador to Greece, was one of the nominees confirmed on Thursday. In response, Senate Republicans again voted along party lines last week to allow the chamber to move multiple nominees with a simple majority vote. What's next:Senate Republicans are expected to move to confirm a second group of Trump nominees in the coming weeks.