Summary
The Senate, led by Republicans, has confirmed more nominees for President Trump's second term than they had for President Biden or during Trump's first term by this point. They achieved these numbers using a rule change known as the "nuclear option."
Key Facts
- The Senate confirmed a large group of President Trump's nominees recently.
- Republicans used the "nuclear option" to speed up the process of confirming nominees.
- As of now, 298 of Trump’s nominees have been confirmed.
- At the same stage under President Biden, 201 nominees had been confirmed.
- During President Trump's first term, 183 nominees had been confirmed by this time.
- Only 26 nominees are still waiting for confirmation: 16 for executive branch positions and 10 for judicial branch roles.
