SCHUMER LOSES! — Senate Votes 46-43 – Trump Gets His Way…See more 👇👀

Senate Republicans took a significant step this week towards addressing the backlog of nominees put forward by President Donald Trump.

On Wednesday, the GOP confirmed 49 of Trump’s nominees, meaning that 60% of his civilian nominations are now finalized.

This marks the fourth time Republicans have confirmed a group of nominees since the Senate altered its rules last year.

The latest batch includes 20 different positions, comprising a dozen U.S. attorneys, several U.S. marshals, ambassadors, and members from various agencies, including the Departments of War, Transportation, and Energy, among others.

Also among the nominees is Stevan Pearce, Donald Trump’s selection to lead the Bureau of Land Management.

Senate Democrats spent much of last year delaying or blocking confirmations for numerous nominees. Traditionally, many civilian nominees had been approved through unanimous consent or voice votes without requiring lengthy floor debates or roll-call votes.

Republicans accused Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats of obstructing confirmations to limit Trump’s ability to reshape the federal government around his policy agenda.

In response, Republicans invoked the so-called “nuclear option” for the fourth time in Senate history, changing chamber rules to lower the threshold for advancing certain nominations from the standard 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster to a simple majority vote.