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Senate heads home without voting on Trump nominations
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August 4, 2025
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1:06Now PlayingThe Senate left Washington this weekend for the summer without advancing dozens of President Donald Trump's nominations. Republicans were working on a deal with Democrats to reverse some spending cuts in exchange for approving a large tranche of the less cost controversial nominees.
Trump had been pressuring Republicans for weeks to cancel the August recess and keep working. But he reversed course Saturday night, posting on social media that Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer could "go to hell" and telling Republicans to "go home." Republicans warn that when they come back, they may try to change the Senate's rules to speed up confirmations.
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