Jay Bhattacharya, nominee for National Institutes of Health director, and FDA pick Marty Makary clear key Senate committee.

President Trump’s nominees to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared a key Senate committee largely along party lines Thursday, paving the way for a full floor vote to confirm them.

A key US Senate panel voted to advance the nominations of President Donald Trump’s picks to lead the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health. The nominees will next face confirmation votes before the full Senate.