Senate session heads into overtime as Democrats stall votes on Trump nominees
By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times - Friday, August 1, 2025
The Senate is beginning to work into its scheduled summer break as a partisan dispute over quickly confirming President Trump’s nominees derailed the planned exit.
Friday was the last day the Senate was scheduled to be in session before the annual August recess.
Instead, the Senate will be in session on Saturday and potentially days and weeks beyond that as the chamber works to confirm more of Mr. Trump’s nominees.
A deal to fast-track nominations remained elusive Friday afternoon as senators finally brokered a unanimous consent agreement on a spending package they also want to pass before the recess.
The spending agreement, which took over a week to broker, set up a series of amendment votes and final passage of three of the 12 fiscal 2026 appropriations bills for Friday evening.
The nominations deal remains more elusive. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Friday afternoon he had nothing certain to report about the Senate schedule.
“It’s still in flux,” the South Dakota Republican said.
President Trump piled on the pressure with a social media post Thursday night, telling the Senate to stay in Washington until it eliminates the nomination backlog.
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