{"id":2395317,"date":"2025-01-26T15:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T20:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-is-ahead-of-schedule-in-confirming-trumps-cabinet-thune-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T15:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T20:03:50","slug":"senate-is-ahead-of-schedule-in-confirming-trumps-cabinet-thune-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-is-ahead-of-schedule-in-confirming-trumps-cabinet-thune-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate is &#8216;ahead of schedule&#8217; in confirming Trump&#8217;s Cabinet: Thune &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-is-ahead-of-schedule-in-confirming-trumps-cabinet-thune-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2395317&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate\u2063 Majority Leader\u200b John Thune asserted that Senate Republicans are &#8220;ahead \u200cof schedule&#8221; in the process \u200bof confirming President Donald\u200d trump&#8217;s Cabinet, comparing the current pace to that \u2063of previous administrations. As\u2062 of now, four nominees \u2062have\u200c been confirmed since \u200btrump&#8217;s inauguration. Thune emphasized the importance of swiftly confirming Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">national security team<\/a>, noting the need to \u2063prepare well \u200dfor upcoming Senate votes.He defended the timing of confirmations against claims\u2064 of delays attributed to Democratic control, arguing that Republicans \u2062are performing better than the \u200cobama governance&#8217;s standard.\u2062 Moving forward,he indicated \u2063that Republicans woudl continue to push for \u2064rapid confirmations and\u200d suggested \u200dworking through \u2062weekends for votes. Additionally, Thune mentioned Congress&#8217;s obligation to \u2062address\u200c government\u2063 funding and aid for \u200ccalifornia following wildfires, while also highlighting Trump&#8217;s criticism of \u2062FEMA&#8217;s performance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Thune assures Senate is &lsquo;ahead of schedule&rsquo; in confirming Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1949493\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Thune<\/a> argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate Republicans<\/a> are actually &ldquo;ahead of schedule&rdquo; in the confirmation process of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s Cabinet, citing how long it took to confirm Trump&rsquo;s first Cabinet in 2017.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Following Trump&rsquo;s inauguration on Monday, the Senate has already confirmed four of Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet nominees, including Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3296604\/rubio-announces-state-department-priorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Central Intelligence Agency Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3298564\/senate-confirms-trump-cia-director-national-security-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Ratcliffe<\/a>, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. While appearing on Fox News&rsquo;s<em> Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>, Thune underscored how &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-dont-object-to-trumps-2024-election-victory-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats don&#039;t object to Trump&#039;s 2024 election victory - Washington Examiner\">critically important&#038;rdquo<\/a>; it was to confirm Trump&rsquo;s national security team. While several nominees remain to be confirmed, the Senate majority leader noted that he and his fellow Republicans are &ldquo;queueing up&rdquo; their confirmations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3300511\/thune-keeps-conservative-critics-at-bay-as-he-forges-path-on-trump-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THUNE KEEPS CONSERVATIVE CRITICS AT BAY AS HE FORGES PATH ON TRUMP AGENDA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thune was pressed on why the nominees were not confirmed sooner, and that it &ldquo;certainly feels&rdquo; as if Senate Republicans are allowing their Democratic peers to control the confirmation process. The Senate majority leader pushed back against the assessment, arguing Republicans are actually &lsquo;ahead of schedule.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going back to what is the Obama standard. Obama got 12 of his Cabinet nominees through in 15 days; it took Trump 43 days to get his first 12 through back in 2017,&rdquo; Thune detailed. &ldquo;So we are pushing hard, and obviously there are constraints that are imposed by the rules of the Senate. The minority in the Senate has ways it can slow things down and drag it out. But we&rsquo;re actually, at the current point, ahead of the Obama standard.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2773246&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=f183fb878c7d192fef183589282045db\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thune assured that Senate Republicans will continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-wins-back-muslim-group-frustrated-with-lack-of-palestinian-speaker-at-dnc-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris wins back Muslim group frustrated with lack of Palestinian speaker at DNC - Washington Examiner\">move forward &#038;ldquo<\/a>;aggressively&rdquo; in getting Trump&rsquo;s nominees confirmed, which will include &ldquo;forcing people to stay and to take votes on weekends,&rdquo; referencing how Noem&rsquo;s confirmation vote was held on Saturday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Senate majority leader also detailed aid that Congress is expected to provide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a> as the state deals with the aftermath of the wildfires. Thune stated that Congress still needs to address funding the government before the March 14 deadline and assure California that it has what it needs while being responsible with the nation&rsquo;s taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Trump visited Los Angeles over the weekend, during which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3300656\/trump-lambasts-fema-response-to-la-fires-incompetently-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he argued that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is &ldquo;incompetently run&rdquo;<\/a> and even suggested doing away with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-sec-mayorkas-significant-changes-coming-to-ice\/\" title=\"DHS Sec. Mayorkas: &#039;Significant Changes&#039; Coming to ICE\">agency altogether<\/a>. He suggested that local governments and states having their own version of FEMA would be more effective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1949493\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1949493\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thune claims Senate is &#8216;ahead of schedule&#8217; on Trump&#8217;s Cabinet confirmations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2395318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Thune-Trump-Cabinet-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4955,16629,3740,3634],"class_list":["post-2395317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cabinet","tag-confirmation","tag-senate","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Thune-Trump-Cabinet-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395317"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395321,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395317\/revisions\/2395321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}