President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Justice Department, Pam Bondi, was approved in a party-line vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, paving the way for the full Senate to vote to confirm the former Florida attorney general as soon as this week.

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.

U.S. Attorney General-designate Pam Bondi advanced past the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday on a party-line basis, teeing her up for a full-chamber confirmation vote.

WASHINGTON — Former Florida Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi is one step closer to leading the U.S. Department of Justice after senators on Wednesday advanced her nomination. Lawmakers on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary voted along party lines,

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.