Senate Majority Leader John Thune is staring down a confirmation backlog of more than 130 nominees — with President Donald Trump pressing hard for progress this week. Democrats could theoretically help expedite a pre-recess flurry of confirmations, but without more details from Republicans, they are so far holding out.
“There are some that are bipartisan — like, Tim Kaine and I have a great Eastern District of Virginia [U.S.] attorney nominee,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) told POLITICO on Monday evening. “But [Republicans] also should go and release some of the funds that have already been appropriated that they and [Russ] Vought are holding on…
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