Trump Urges Senate To Cancel August Recess To Speed Up Nominee Confirmations
'Hopefully, the very talented John Thune, fresh off our many victories over the past two weeks and, indeed, 6 months, will cancel August recess (and long weekends!), in order to get my incredible nominees confirmed. We need them badly!!' Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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The Senate is currently slated to confirm six Trump nominees on Monday and advance his candidate to lead the Drug Enforcement Agency.
The nominations include Emil Bove, a Justice Department lawyer nominated to a federal appeals court judgeship, and Jeanine Pirro, a former Fox News host, nominated for US attorney for the District of Columbia.
Bove faces opposition from Democrats following a whistleblower complaint alleging he advised the Justice Department to defy court orders on migrant deportations, a claim he denies.
Additionally, Trump's recent nominees for the National Labour Relations Board aim to restore a quorum to the panel, which has been nonfunctional since January after Trump dismissed its Democratic member.
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