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

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.”

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"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 heading home with a GOP promise of changing the rules when they return in September.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’ as Senate heads home after failed attempt to strike deal on nominees

Hours after President Donald Trump told Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to “go to hell” in a Saturday post on social media, the Senate headed into recess without reaching a deal over confirming Trump’s nominees.

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John Thune says recess appointments are ‘on the table’ as battle for Trump confirmations drags on

In an exclusive interview with The Post Wednesday, Thune said “at some point” the Senate will have to change the nominations ...

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Thune: Recess appointments on table as Senate faces backlog of nominees

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says putting the Senate into an extended recess to allow President Trump to make ...

Raw Story on MSN1d

'Quit now': MAGA freaks out on GOP leader after he blocks Trump from recess appointments

A decision by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to schedule pro forma sessions throughout the August recess which will ...

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Thune Blocks Trump's Recess Appointments With Pro Forma Sessions

According to CSPAN's Craig Caplan, "Senate just agreed by unanimous consent at the request of Majority Leader Thune to hold pro forma sessions every 3 days following today’s session and not return for ...

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Senate Republicans weigh rule changes, recess appointments to break nominee logjam

Republican senators, frustrated by what they see as Democratic delays, are exploring aggressive options to accelerate the ...

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U.S. Senate delays august recess

Senators delayed their August recess to work through the weekend, as Senate Majority Leader John Thune pushed for a vote on ...

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