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Senate confirms 48 of Trump’s nominees at once after changing the chamber’s rules
The rule change allows confirming unlimited nominees in batches by majority vote, overcoming Democratic opposition and accelerating appointments for sub-cabinet and ambassador roles.
- After the Republican rule change, the Senate confirmed 173 Trump nominees in a single vote Thursday, including Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich.
- Facing repeated delays, Republicans accused Democrats of obstruction, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., saying last week, `This is a broken process, folks`.
- Senators approved the slate in a 51-47 vote that confirmed Brandon Williams as under secretary for nuclear security, Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece, and Callista Gingrich as ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
- Under the new procedure, the majority party in the Senate can confirm an unlimited number of presidential nominees in blocs, while Republicans said they would allow individual senators to object but not extend this to Democrats.
- The development positions the majority to shape confirmations going forward, but Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called Trump's nominees "historically bad" and said the move continues a 12-year trend eroding minority power in the Senate.
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