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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.

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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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Trump rails against Democrats as Senate takes up his nominees

President Trump blasted Democrats again for delaying the process of getting his nominees confirmed by the upper chamber and praised Senate Republicans for staying in Washington and working on getting the president’s picks approved.

Trump loses his mind over Senate Democrats: ‘Crazed lunatics!’

Trump had previously targeted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Saturday as Democrats tried to strike a deal ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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 confirms EPA, Army Corps nominees before recess

The Senate cleared a handful of nominees Saturday before leaving town for the August recess without a deal to confirm many ...

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Senate makes progress in averting government shutdown much earlier than usual

The Senate took a significant step Friday towards averting a partial government shutdown in the fall by passing a tranche of ...

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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 ...

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Senate approves more than $180 billion in 2026 funding before August recess

The Senate on Friday passed its first tranche of government funding bills for fiscal year 2026 ahead of its upcoming August recess, but Congress is bracing for a potentially messy fight to prevent ...

Senate to vote on funding minibus before leaving for August recess

U. S. senators are heading into their August recess with plans to combine and pass three government funding bills into one ...

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