Delegation: Dems Continue ‘Reign Of Procedural Terror’ Holding Up Trump Nominees

‘It’s Got to Be Fixed’: Thune Weighs Moves To Sidestep Dems, Confirm More Trump Nominees

By Jacob Adams, The Daily Signal | September 09, 2025 Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday called for an end to Democrats’ obstruction of President Donald Trump’s nominees as he elaborated on his plan to accelerate the rate at which those nominees are confirmed in the Senate. “This is a business model that does not work when it comes to running and operating the government, and that’s why it’s got to be fixed,” Thune declared.Th…

Delegation: Dems Continue ‘Reign Of Procedural Terror’ Holding Up Trump Nominees

Senate Democrats have gone to unprecedented lengths to slow confirmations for Trump nominees in what Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso calls a “reign of procedural terror.” They "would filibuster the White House janitor if they had the opportunity,” he said.