US EditionThune Says Senate Will Change the Rules to Push Through Trump's Blocked Nominees
Senate Republicans aim to confirm over 100 Trump executive nominees faster by grouping votes, addressing Democratic delays that have caused the lowest confirmation rate in recent history, experts say.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced this week that the Senate will begin changing rules to accelerate confirmation votes for President Trump's executive branch nominees.
- This move follows months of delays attributed to Democratic opposition, as both parties have escalated procedural blockades affecting presidential nominations for years.
- A bipartisan Republican group developed a plan based on earlier Democratic legislation to batch confirmations and address a backlog of over 1,200 unfilled federal positions.
- Thune stated in a Monday op-ed, "we must return to the Senate’s traditional confirmation process" and said Republicans could confirm over 100 nominees if they act quickly this week.
- The proposed rule change, likely requiring a majority vote of at least 51 Republicans, would apply mainly to executive branch appointments, excluding high-profile roles like Cabinet nominees.
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DailyTruthReportThune launches ‘nuclear’ Senate rules change to fast-track Trump nominees
Senate Republicans took the first step on Monday to invoke the so-called “nuclear” option to change chamber rules and allow dozens of President Donald Trump’s pending nominees to be swiftly confirmed en bloc. Although nominees are already approved with a…
Thune starts Senate rule change to fast-track Trump nominees
Senate Republicans took the first step on Monday to invoke the so-called “nuclear” option to change chamber rules and allow dozens of President Donald Trump’s pending nominees to be swiftly confirmed en bloc. Although nominees are already approved with a simple majority and are not subject to the 60-vote filibuster, they require individual and time-consuming votes due to Democratic opposition. Each can often take days to confirm, an arduous proc…
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Senate Republicans on Monday formally got the ball rolling on their bid to invoke the so-called nuclear option and change the chamber’s rules in order to expeditiously confirm dozens of President Trump’s stalled nominees in the coming weeks. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday started the process of making the rules change on…
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PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will move to alter Senate rules this week to allow President Donald J. Trump’s political appointees to be confirmed in large batches to circumvent unprecedented Democratic obstructionism.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, President Donald Trump, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune.WHEN & WHERE: The U.S. Senate, ongoing through the Trump administration, wit…
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