{"id":2517672,"date":"2025-12-04T18:41:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-confirm-10-extra-trump-noms-after-snafu-with-dems\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:43:11","slug":"senate-to-confirm-10-extra-trump-noms-after-snafu-with-dems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-confirm-10-extra-trump-noms-after-snafu-with-dems\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate to confirm 10 extra Trump noms after snafu with Dems"},"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\">22<\/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-to-confirm-10-extra-trump-noms-after-snafu-with-dems%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=2517672&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>president Donald Trump is set to have 10 additional nominees confirmed by the Senate later this month as part of a nomination package that has expanded to nearly 100 names.This increase followed a procedural setback caused by Senate Democrats, who forced Republicans to restart the confirmation process over a rule violation involving one nominee, Sara Bailey, Trump&#8217;s pick for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, who was deemed ineligible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-freeze-senate-confirmation-process-for-joe-bidens-ice-chief\/\" title=\"Democrats Freeze ... ... for Joe Biden&#039;s ICE Chief\">fast-track confirmation<\/a> because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/femas-fork-in-the-road-abolition-or-seat-at-the-cabinet-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"FEMA\u2019s fork in the road: Abolition or seat at the Cabinet - Washington Examiner\">cabinet-level status<\/a> of her position. Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Michael Bennet, opposed her nomination citing concerns about qualifications and other controversies within the administration. Despite the delay, Republicans took the chance to add more nominees before Congress adjourns for the holiday recess. The expanded group of mostly lower-level federal appointees is expected to be confirmed as a package in the coming weeks as one of the Senate&#8217;s last actions of the year.  <\/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\">Trump scores 10 extra nominees after snafu with Senate Democrats<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2399898\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> will see 10 additional appointees confirmed later this month when the Senate approves a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3814837\/senate-confirms-first-batch-trump-nominees-nuclear-option\/\">nominations package<\/a> that has grown to nearly 100 names.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats on Thursday forced GOP leadership to restart the procedural process for the tranche of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-could-thrust-low-key-ambassador-picks-in-the-spotlight-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump could thrust low-key ambassador picks in the spotlight - Washington Examiner\">lower-level nominees<\/a> over a rule violation, prompting Republicans to add more names that had been advanced from committees and were ready for confirmation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3907133\/senate-democrats-three-year-obamacare-subsidy-bill-gop-jeers\/\">Senate Democrats settle on three-year Obamacare subsidy bill, drawing GOP jeers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3906382\/senate-democrats-demand-paul-ingrassia-removal-trump-administration\/\">Senate Democrats demand removal of Paul Ingrassia from GSA and &#8216;any other&#8217; administration role<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3906141\/fiscal-hawks-john-thune-spending-talks-minibus\/\">Senate fiscal hawks make their demands in spending talks with Thune<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >procedural snafu effectively delayed inevitable confirmations<\/a> but allowed Republicans the last-minute chance to include more nominees before Congress departs later this month for an extended holiday recess that will stretch into early January.<\/p>\n<p>The initial batch of 88 nominees, mostly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shooting-could-reshape-future-secret-service-directors-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump shooting could reshape future Secret Service directors - Washington Examiner\">lower-level positions<\/a> at agencies across the federal government, was set to advance Thursday in the GOP-led chamber <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3814837\/senate-confirms-first-batch-trump-nominees-nuclear-option\/\">under new rules<\/a> that allow certain appointees to be fast-tracked en masse with a simple majority. But one of them, Sara Bailey, Trump&rsquo;s pick to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy and a former <em>Fox News<\/em> contributor, did not qualify. She is considered Cabinet-level and had to be removed over objections from Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, during a lunch with Republican Senators on the Rose Garden patio at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bennet touted his move and cited concerns elsewhere in Trump&rsquo;s administration, including the pardoning of the former Honduran president&rsquo;s U.S. drug trafficking conviction and controversies that have plagued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is a former <em>Fox News<\/em> host.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3814837\/senate-confirms-first-batch-trump-nominees-nuclear-option\/\">SENATE CONFIRMS FIRST BATCH OF TRUMP NOMINEES USING &lsquo;NUCLEAR&rsquo; OPTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will not allow unqualified nominees, this White House, or the president to undermine the rule of law and our national security,&rdquo; Bennet said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Without Bailey but with the extra nominees, the tranche of appointees has grown to 97. They are likely to be confirmed en bloc&nbsp;within the next two weeks&nbsp;as one of the Senate&rsquo;s final acts of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Trump gains 10 more nominees after Senate Democrats&#8217; procedural delay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2517675,"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\/12\/AP25294643361880.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[16629,3685,32603,3740,68254],"class_list":["post-2517672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-confirmation","tag-democrats","tag-political-news","tag-senate","tag-trump-nominations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25294643361880.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517672","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517676,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517672\/revisions\/2517676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}