← Chronicle · Confirmation · January 6, 2026

Sara Carter Confirmed as Director of National Drug Control Policy, 52–48

Senate vote: 52–48

Sara Carter was confirmed by the Senate as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy on January 6, 2026, by a vote of 52–48 — the first woman to hold the office, per the research record compiled for this chronicle.

The mission that started here is the administration’s drug-control portfolio: Carter, a journalist before her appointment whose reporting had centered on the border and cartel trafficking, took over the office that coordinates federal drug policy across the agencies — the file this chronicle tracks alongside the Justice & Crime and border-security records.

Sources: Research Cluster D (2026-10-18), compiled from the Senate confirmation record and the Office of National Drug Control Policy.