The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday approved the nomination of Trump attorney Pam Bondi to be the next U.S. attorney general. The party-line 12-10 vote sends the nomination to the full Senate for a vote.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley praised Trump nominee Pam Bondi's experience as a former Florida attorney general.

Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Justice Department, cleared a key hurdle Wednesday to secure Senate confirmation. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines to advance Bondi for attorney general. It’s unclear when the full Senate will take her up.