Brian Duggan

bduggan@rgj.com

As the U.S. Senate votes on President Donald Trump's cabinet, we are following how Nevada's senators, Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican Dean Heller, vote on each nomination.

So far, eight out of 22 nominees have received votes of the full Senate with each of those nominees winning approval. Heller has voted yes on all nominees while Cortez Masto has voted no five times.

The most controversial votes have come this week following the confirmations of Betsy DeVos for secretary of education and Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general. Heller voted in favor of both candidates while Cortez Masto voted against them.

DeVos became the secretary of education Tuesday following a 51-50 tie breaking vote by Vice President Mike Pence. Her confirmation was the tightest victory in U.S. Senate history for any cabinet nominee. Session's nominations also came down along party lines with only one Democrat joining Republicans, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

Here's how Nevada's two senators voted on each nominee. This chart will be updated as more votes happen: