US Senate confirms ambassadorial pick despite antisemitic comments

(JNS) - Months after her nomination was held up due to prior antisemitic comments, the U.S. Senate confirmed Elizabeth Frawley Bagley to the post of ambassador to Brazil on Wednesday.

The nomination has been blocked in June by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a tie, party-line vote. It came after comments by Bagley, a longtime diplomat and Democratic Party donor, were uncovered by The Washington Free Beacon.

Bagley's nomination was suddenly discharged by the committee last week. Her full Senate confirmation came in a voice vote, in which the names of the senators and the tally of vote...