Major Trump candidates are in trouble as the Senate heads to a month off

As lawmakers leave Washington for a month-long recess, the president has more than 150 Donald Trump’s The nominees are still in trouble, awaiting confirmation or further action by the Senate as litigation proceedings and deepen the party deadlock.

The Trump administration’s key stance remains unfilled, with judicial and diplomatic positions bearing the brunt of backlog.

When Trump’s nominee faces “unprecedented” Senate barrier

Former national security adviser Mike Waltz is still awaiting Senate confirmation of his nomination as U.S. ambassador. Similarly, Andrew Puzder has not yet been confirmed as U.S. ambassador European Uniongiven that the EU is one of the largest trading partners in the United States, this is a particularly important post.

At the Justice Department, Stanley Woodward was nominated as Deputy Attorney General, while Patrick Davis awaited confirmation as Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs.

The nominations for several attorneys in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Pennsylvania and South Dakota are still pending confirmation.

Dems digs out, Trump demands all: nomination battle boils in the Senate

Congress confirmed just a few nominees, leaving town on Saturday, with no bipartisan agreement to advance most of Trump’s awaiting appointments.

Former Fox News host, New York judge and prosecutor Jeanine Pirro is the seven Trump candidates quickly confirmed on Saturday.

Pirro confirms as DCUS attorney in partisan conflict as Dem Nominee Blockade continues

Pirro, as a U.S. lawyer for the U.S. DC, confirmed that dozens of interim prosecutors are aligned with Trump’s judicial agenda to end the 120-day term limit. Afterwards, if not, appointing these key roles will be transferred to the court SenateThe confirmed successor is in place.

Interim U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro delivered the shooting at a press conference on May 22, 2025, at two Israeli embassy staff members of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer / AFP)

After the collapse of the bipartisan talks on Saturday, Republicans Senate Majority Leader John Thune described the confirmation process as “broken,” emphasizing that the Senate’s nomination rules “need to change.”

Meanwhile, the Senate democracy Leader Chuck Schumer said changing the rules would be a “huge mistake” to speed up the pace of confirmation.

He also added that lawmakers “have never been compromised as we are now, and what is not qualified is flawed, compromised.”

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