Trump Gets Good News From Senate Ahead of Memorial Day Recess

Historically, many civilian appointments had been approved without requiring lengthy floor debates or formal roll-call votes. Republicans argued that opposition led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) was intended to prevent Trump from reshaping the federal government around his policy priorities, prompting the GOP to invoke the so-called “nuclear option” and change Senate procedures.

The latest group included appointments to 20 different categories of positions, including a dozen U.S. attorneys, several U.S. marshals, ambassadors, and officials serving across multiple federal agencies and departments, including the departments of War, Transportation, and Energy, according to multiple reports

The move has been successful for Republicans who confirmed more than 400 Trump picks last year, Fox News reported.

The confirmation total also surpassed Trump’s first-term pace, when he had secured confirmation for 323 nominees during the same period of his presidency. I