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Trump Calls on Thune to Cancel Senate’s August Recess to Confirm His Nominees
UNITED STATES SENATE, WASHINGTON, D.C., JUL 19 – President Trump seeks to prevent delays in filling over 260 executive and judicial vacancies by urging Senate Majority Leader John Thune to cancel August recess and long weekends.
- President Donald Trump urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to cancel the August recess to expedite the confirmations of his nominees.
- Trump's nominations include Emil Bove for a federal appeals court and Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for D.C.
- Bove faces opposition due to a whistleblower complaint alleging misconduct, which he denies.
- Thune must decide whether to uphold the recess, which would significantly delay confirmations for over a month, impacting Trump's staffing agenda.
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Trump wants Senate to cancel August recess
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Congress has passed some of President Donald Trump's top priorities in the first six months of the second Trump administration but with the August recess just around the corner, President Trump is calling on the Senate to cancel and stay in town. August is typically a time for lawmakers to spend time in their districts and fundraise, but senators may have to put those plans on the back burner. "Now we'll go a little bit fa…
Lawmakers typically get a month off for 'August recess.' Trump wants to cancel it this year.
Congress is typically out of session for the whole month of August. Now, Trump wants them to abandon those plans and stay in DC.Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesEvery year, senators and House members get out of DC for the month of August.It's known as the "August recess."Trump, eager to get more nominees confirmed, wants the Senate to cancel it.If you're a senator who's made vacation plans for August, you may want to look into whether your trip is re…
Leader Thune Needs to Cancel Recess & Weekends Now!
President Trump has called on Leader Thune to cancel the long recess and weekends until judicial nominees are approved. We know that Sen. Schumer is deliberately blocking 14 of 15 judicial nominees. He has blocked them for months. Trump wrote on TruthSocial, “Hopefully the very talented John Thune, fresh off our many victories over the […] The post Leader Thune Needs to Cancel Recess & Weekends Now! appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
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