‘Political Earthquake’: Thune Shocks D.C., Advances Bill That Will End ...

‘Political Earthquake’: Thune Shocks D.C., Advances Bill That Will End ...

Senate Republicans moved another step closer toward reducing the backlog of nominees submitted by President Donald Trump. The upper chamber confirmed 49 of Trump’s nominees on Monday, bringing the administration to roughly 60% confirmation of its civilian appointments. It also marked the fourth time Republicans have approved a large batch of nominees at once since changing Senate confirmation rules last year. The latest group included appointmen…

Senate Republicans Clear Historic Nomination Milestone

In case you missed it, despite unprecedented Democrat obstruction, Senate Republicans under Majority Leader John Thune just cleared another historic confirmation milestone, eliminating the entire nominations backlog and helping confirm over 300 of President Trump’s nominees. While Democrats abandoned routine confirmation practices, Senate Republicans broke the backlog and advanced President Trump’s nominees at a historic pace. In case you missed…