The Hill: The Senate on Thursday confirmed Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The chamber voted 51-49 to approve Mulvaney. He needed a simple majority to be confirmed. With a 52-seat majority, Republicans had little room for error to confirm Mulvaney after Sen. John McCain John McCain Senate confirms Mulvaney to be Trump’s budget chief GOP senators unnerved by Trump-Russia relationship Trump signals change with Flynn replacement MORE (R-Ariz.) announced he would vote against him. The Senate Armed Services Committee chairman on Wednesday stressed that his opposition wasn't personal, but he accused Mulvaney of working to "torpedo" the Senate's efforts to increase defense spending.
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