Ben Carson confirmed as HUD secretary
Posted: Mar 2, 2017 1:31 PM EST | Updated: Mar 2, 2017 1:32 PM EST
By Ted Barrett CNN
(CNN) -- The Senate voted Thursday to confirm retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson as the next secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
The vote was 58-41.
Carson ran against President Donald Trump during last year's Republican presidential primary, before dropping out and endorsing Trump.
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