Overview

• Trump posted on Truth Social Saturday urging Senate Majority Leader John Thune to cancel the August recess (Aug. 4–Sept. 1) and other long weekends to confirm his nominees.
• Senators are slated to vote on six Trump appointments Monday and advance his nominee for Drug Enforcement Agency head.
• Only one judicial nominee has been confirmed so far in the president’s second term, leaving numerous executive and judicial vacancies unfilled.
• High-profile, polarizing candidates awaiting confirmation include federal appeals court nominee Emil Bove and former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.
• Facing a slim GOP majority, Trump’s threat to eliminate scheduled breaks seeks to pressure Republicans to unite and overcome procedural delays.