Focus Must Be on Transition, but I’ll ‘Move Heaven and Earth’ if I Can Block Biden’s Nominees
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance has held several positions this year, but his goals are now focused on ensuring Donald Trump's administration wins early and often. Mr. Vance is no longer campaigning, but as a sitting senator he is preparing to take office and playing perhaps the most important role other than Mr. Trump himself in […]
Trump Nominees Will Get Through
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) predicted in an interview that President-elect Donald Trump's nominee would pass. Breitbart News Daily. Asked if President Trump's nominee would pass the Senate, Prime Minister Johnson said, “I think so, barring some disqualifying revelation.” “Listen, as I've said all along, we're getting their various reports. They're denying them,” he said, adding […]
Senate reaches deal on stalled Biden judicial nominees
The Senate on Thursday announced an agreement to complete work on seven of President Biden's nine stalled judicial nominees, who sparked fierce battles on the Senate floor this week. A Senate Democratic leadership aide familiar with the agreement said the Senate is expected to finish confirming all the judges invited to the chamber by Senate […]
Democrats advance 5 more Biden judicial nominees
Five more of President Biden's judicial nominees appeared out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday and are expected to advance to the Senate floor in the coming days. Senate Democrats on Wednesday confirmed Biden's appointment of his 220th federal judge and hope to increase that number even more before the Thanksgiving holiday. Republicans have […]
Who will stand up to Trump’s unqualified nominees?
Donald Trump likes to test the limits of the system. It has long been the norm for presidents to appoint men and women of experience, ability, integrity, and character to cabinet and staff positions. Not all presidents have succeeded in this, but it has been a nearly consistent aspiration. During his first term, President Trump […]
Senate set for late night as battle over judicial nominees rages on
The Senate is scheduled for midnight Wednesday, and Democrats are trying to usher in a slew of judicial nominees to fill vacancies weeks before handing control of the Senate to Republicans in January. The chamber is planning a vote that could last into Thursday as part of the push, the second night that lawmakers will […]
All Trump Nominees on ‘Solid Political Ground’ for Confirmation
According to contributor Jeff Greenfield, there is a good chance that President-elect Donald Trump's nominee will be confirmed by the Senate. “Politico'' magazine. Greenfield's opinion contradicts mainstream media reports about the possible confirmations of Pete Hegseth, Matt Gaetz and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Major media outlets have been claiming in recent days that the chances […]
Sprint to confirm Trump nominees kicks off in January
Some? And how fast? That's the question in early January as the Senate races to confirm as many of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees as possible. The senators can't do much right now for several reasons. Republicans are not in charge of the Senate, and Trump will not be sworn in as president until January 20 […]
Democrats look at late-night, weekend votes to confirm last Biden judicial nominees
Senate Democrats are expected to vote late Monday night in a desperate effort to confirm as many of President Biden's nominees for federal attorney general before President-elect Trump takes office in January. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York told colleagues on the Senate floor Monday that the Democratic majority “continues to work to […]
Speaker Johnson open to supporting recess appointment for Trump nominees
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) left open the possibility that President-elect Trump could appoint his Cabinet through recess appointments without requiring Senate confirmation. “We'll evaluate it at the right time and make the right decision. There may be a capability for that. We'll have to see how it goes,” Johnson said. He spoke on “Fox […]