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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. …

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 passes “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk”  Axios Sen. Rick Scott Leads Unanimous Passage of Resolution Designating October 14th N…  Senator Rick Scott (.gov) Democratic leaders will support resolution honoring Charlie Kirk  The Hill Congressman Raskin urges Democrats to avoid ‘trap,’ vote for Charlie Kirk honor  yahoo.com Senate moves to declare conservative icon’s birthday as the ‘National Day of Remembrance for Charlie …

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 eyes Friday votes on dueling funding bills  Politico GOP leaders consider Senate jam plan after House CR vote  Politico Senate set to consider pair of spending bills with shutdown looming  The Hill Democrats release their own funding proposal as government shutdown looms  The Washington Post House Speaker Johnson optimistic about vote to avert shutdown, but Democrats aren’t  ABC News Source link

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 …

GOP leaders consider Senate jam plan after House CR vote  Politico Democrats say shutdown necessary to send ‘message’ to Trump  The Hill Democrats release counteroffer to avert shutdown while House moves ahead on GOP plan  CBS News Democrats release competing funding bill as tensions over looming shutdown grow  NBC News As Shutdown Looms, Democrats Outline Demands on Medicaid and Obamacare  The New York Times Source …