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The Senate has confirmed 48 of Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats. Frustrated by the stalling tactics, Senate Republicans moved last week to make it easier to confirm large groups of lower-level, non-judicial nominations. Democrats had forced multiple …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats. Frustrated by the stalling tactics, Senate Republicans moved last week to make it easier to confirm large groups of lower-level, non-judicial nominations. …

Senate GOP confirms 48 Trump nominees under ‘nuclear’ move  Politico Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees in single vote, after Republicans went ‘nuclear’ to speed up confirmations  CNN Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees at once, including Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich  NBC News Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees at once after GOP changed the chamber’s rules  PBS Upending Precedent, Thune Bows To Realities of a …

Senate confirms Kimberly Guilfoyle and 47 other Trump nominees in “nuclear” move  Axios Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees in single vote, after Republicans went ‘nuclear’ to speed up confirmations  CNN Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees at once, including Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich  NBC News Upending Precedent, Thune Bows To Realities of a Polarized Senate  The New York Times Senate GOP confirms first group …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in one sweeping vote on Thursday, marking the first bloc confirmed after Republicans voted to change Senate rules to speed up the consideration of nominees. The nominees confirmed included Kimberly Guilfoyle to be the Ambassador to Greece, Christine Toretti to be the Ambassador to Sweden, and Callista …

The Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single vote on Thursday after the Republican majority triggered the “nuclear option” to make a far-reaching rule change. The party-line vote of 51-47 confirms a slew of Trump picks for sub-Cabinet positions and ambassadors. They include former Rep. Brandon Williams, R-N.Y., as under secretary for nuclear security; former Fox …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — A number of Broncos Ring of Famers have taken a step toward pro football’s highest honor. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced 162 nominees for the Class of 2026’s Seniors category, and six Broncos Ring of Famers earned spots on the list. Ring of Famers Lionel Taylor, Rick Upchurch, Karl Mecklenburg, Goose Gonsoulin, Dennis Smith and …

Breaking Precedent, G.O.P. Changes Rules on Nominees  The New York Times GOP goes nuclear in Senate, changing rules to speed confirmation of Trump nominees after negotiations with Democrats collapse  CNN Senate Republicans trigger ‘nuclear option,’ changing rules to speed up Trump nominees  NBC News Senate GOP goes ‘nuclear’ to break Trump nominee gridlock  Politico Senators seek last-minute deal to avert ‘nuclear option’ on GOP …

Senate GOP invokes “nuclear option” to confirm batches of Trump nominees  Axios GOP goes nuclear in Senate, changing rules to speed confirmation of Trump nominees after negotiations with Democrats collapse  CNN GOP triggers nuclear option in Senate to break Dem blockade of Trump nominees  Fox News Senate Republicans turn to ‘nuclear option’ to speed confirmation of Trump nominees  NPR Senate GOP goes ‘nuclear’ to …

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to the media following a Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Senate Republicans have voted to change the chamber’s rules in order to speed confirmation of President Trump’s nominees. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Senate Republicans have voted to change the rules to make it …