From FoxNews.com….
The Senate confirmed Kristen Clarke as the first Black woman to run the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division in a 51-48 vote Tuesday afternoon.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, voted yes with all Democrats, and Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., did not vote.
Clarke will now serve as assistant attorney general for civil rights.
Clarke’s nomination was voted out of committee in a split 11-11 tie vote that ran down partisan lines.
