Senate Democrats are pulling out every trick in the book to delay confirmation votes for President Donald Trump’s national security Cabinet nominees, hoping to stymie the agenda that gave Trump and Republicans a mandate victory in the 2024 election.
At every turn, Senate Democrats are taking advantage of procedural hurdles to prevent Trump’s national security team from taking shape. Now, Senate Republicans are warning these tactics put American national security at risk and are promising to do whatever is necessary to get the 47th president’s nominees across the finish line.
The new president is already behind in having his nominees confirmed compared to his first term. The first time Trump was in office his Cabinet picks for the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security were confirmed on Day One. This time around the Senate only voted to confirm…
