Senate Republicans and conservative activists are divided over whether GOP leadership is doing enough to fully utilize all available options to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominees. Senate Majority Leader John Thune currently has two strategic paths he can pursue to more quickly advance the confirmation of Trump’s nominees,

Republicans are laying the groundwork for a change in Senate rules that could expedite hundreds of President Donald Trump‘s nominees, but negotiating the terms could require Democratic support. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told reporters Thursday that Republicans are talking through multiple ways to avoid months of gridlock on the Senate floor as Democrats

Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump’s call to disregard a Senate tradition to expedite the confirmations of his US attorney and federal judge nominees.