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Senate Republicans Seek Bipartisan Pact to Expedite Over 160 Trump Nominees

GOP leaders are hammering out a bipartisan agreement to fast-track more than 160 stalled nominees with the nuclear option kept in reserve.

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Overview

  • Senate Republicans are negotiating a deal to accelerate the confirmation of over 160 lower-level Trump administration nominees currently blocked by Democratic holds.
  • John Thune and other GOP leaders prefer achieving rule changes with Democratic support but acknowledge a simple-majority nuclear option as a fallback.
  • Senators Thom Tillis and Susan Collins have publicly ruled out using a simple-majority vote to cut debate time or eliminate cloture requirements.
  • Democrats led by Chuck Schumer and Brian Schatz are open to interim compromises that would clear a targeted slate of nominees in exchange for concessions.
  • Options on the table include en bloc voting for nominees, shortening post-cloture debate periods and the prospect of recess appointments if no agreement materializes.