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Senate GOP threatens to 'grind it out' through August as Trump nominees face Democratic delays

Senate Republicans push through Trump nominees as Democrats use delaying tactics, with GOP leaders threatening to cancel August recess to confirm pending appointments.

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Senate delays August recess for now as Trump presses for more confirmations

WASHINGTON (AP) — A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate’s yearly August recess, for now, as President Donald Trump declares that his nominees “should NOT BE FORCED TO WAIT” and as Democrats slow the process by forcing procedural votes on almost all of Trump’s picks.

Deseret News on MSN · 6d

Mike Lee urges Senate to cancel August recess. Here’s why

W ASHINGTON — Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is urging his Senate colleagues to cancel August recess and continue confirming President Donald Trump’s administrative and judicial nominees — or leave town completely to allow the president to appoint his chosen candidates without Senate approval.

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Senate GOP readies ‘nuclear’ option, set for August break after nominations deal falls apart

The Senate is set to finally begin its August recess without a deal on nominations as Republicans are intent on moving ...

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Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’

The chamber is calling it quits after days of contentious bipartisan negotiations and Trump posting on social media that ...

Axios on MSN1d

"Nuclear option" lingers over Senate as members leave for August recess

Senate leaders failed to reach a bipartisan deal to speed through more of President Trump's nominees — so senators are ...

Trump tells Schumer ‘go to hell’ in meltdown over nominees after Senate fails to agree deal

President rages at Minority Leader after upper chamber of Congress breaks for summer recess without deal to approve his ...

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Senate strikes deal to approve funding bills ahead of August recess

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Friday afternoon that the chamber will be moving forward to pass its first tranche of government funding bills ...

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