Senate Republicans Confirm 48 Trump Nominees Amid Partisan Changes
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Senate Republicans have recently taken significant steps to weaken or bypass the filibuster and other Senate rules to pass their legislative priorities, despite previously claiming to defend these rules, leading to accusations of hypocrisy and concerns about the erosion of minority power in the Senate.
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- After going ‘nuclear,’ Republicans confirm Trump nominees, including Guilfoyle, Gingrich MSNBC News
- US Senate confirms 48 of Trump’s nominees under new Republican rules The Guardian
- Upending Precedent, Thune Bows To Realities of a Polarized Senate The New York Times
- Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees in single vote, after Republicans went ‘nuclear’ to speed up confirmations CNN
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