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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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Senators leave Washington without Trump nominees deal

Majority Leader John Thune locked in the plan shortly after meeting with GOP senators Saturday night. It effectively pulled the plug on the confirmations standoff for now, with lawmakers saying that President Donald Trump privately told them to abandon negotiations with Democrats and head home.

USA TODAY on MSN · 20h

Senate confirms Trump's pick to oversee higher ed, a man tied to for-profit colleges

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee higher education policy, a man with deep ties to the for-profit college industry, by a 50-to-45 vote on August 1. Senate Majority John Thune filed cloture on Nicholas Kent’s nomination earlier in the week.

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Exclusive: Inside the Preparations for Trump’s Next Supreme Court Nominee

The White House and a close circle of lawyers plan for Trump to hit the ground running if there's a Supreme Court vacancy, ...

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Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to 'go to hell'

Without a deal in hand, Republicans say they may try to change Senate rules when they return in September to speed up the ...

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Trump yanks Alina Habba's nomination for U.S. attorney, enabling her to serve in acting capacity

The federal district court in New Jersey appointed Alina Habba's deputy, Desiree Leigh Grace, to serve as U.S. attorney.

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Trump’s Plans to Put Emil Bove on the Supreme Court

The nomination of Emil Bove III to a federal appeals court suggests that President Trump has a new prototype and a new agenda ...

Trump appellate court nominee defends comments on 'gender roles'

A former clerk to a pair of conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices who was nominated by President Donald Trump to become a ...

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Trump admin live updates: Trump slams talk of deal with Senate Dems to move nominees

Trump also continues to face questions over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and his relationship ...

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Trump has list of 'bold and fearless' judges for upcoming Supreme Court vacancies

The discussions are reportedly in the early stages, but they are focused on finding a potential nominee in the mold of ...

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Trump may be 'grooming' nominee for Supreme Court: 'Belongs to the president'

President Donald Trump's controversial nomination of his former defense attorney as an appeals court judge is just the next step in his effort to corrupt the judicial system, according to a legal ...

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Trump wants his next Supreme Court justice to be 'guided by loyalty' to him: legal expert

Multiple allies close to President Donald Trump are preparing short lists of potential Supreme Court nominees should any of ...

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