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Senate Departs for August Recess Without Deal on Trump’s Nominees

Negotiations collapsed after Trump’s Truth Social rebuke of Schumer, leaving Republicans eyeing rule changes or recess appointments in September.

Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on tariffs, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
The US Capitol building on June 9, 2025.
Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, speaks during a news conference after a policy luncheon at the Capitol Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) talks to reporters following the weekly Democratic Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on July 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. // U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington D.C., on August 01, 2025.

Overview

  • The Senate adjourned for its monthlong August recess without approving most of President Trump’s more than 150 pending nominations, confirming only a handful beforehand.
  • Bipartisan talks between Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, including a rare Saturday session, failed to yield a consent package to speed confirmations.
  • President Trump publicly rebuked Schumer on Truth Social, accusing him of demanding over $1 billion in exchange for clearing nominees and instructing GOP senators to end negotiations.
  • Democrats insisted on separate roll‐call votes to leverage funding relief for the National Institutes of Health and foreign aid, blocking routine unanimous‐consent confirmations.
  • With no agreement reached, Senate Republicans plan to revisit altering confirmation rules or use recess appointments when the chamber reconvenes in September.