{"id":2480,"date":"2026-06-29T14:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2480"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:40:27","slug":"republicans-freak-out-over-trumps-nomination-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2480","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Freak Out Over Trump\u2019s Nomination Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s lack of urgency in filling hundreds of vacant government positions is rattling his own party, as Republicans worry the inaction could cost them control of the Senate beyond the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2479\">SCOTUS Humiliates Trump With Sex Abuse Case Ruling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More than two dozen federal court seats remain vacant, along with the top jobs at the Labor Department and the Food and Drug Administration, among scores of other unfilled positions. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An anonymous senior White House official told Politico that Trump is in no rush, though. \u201cUltimately, we need to have the right people in those positions,\u201d the official said. \u201cSo if it\u2019s acting for now, so be it. If it takes a little while to find that perfect person, then it takes a little while.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>That patience is not shared by Republican senators who see the clock ticking towards the midterms. \u201cWe\u2019re running short on time,\u201d said Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Republican of Alabama, who sits on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. \u201cWe\u2019d love to get at least one or two of them and get it in the next tranche.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On judicial nominees specifically, Tuberville said he wants \u201cas many as we can get,\u201d adding, \u201cI don\u2019t know why we don\u2019t have more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The approach marks a striking reversal from Trump\u2019s first term, when he called appointing judges potentially the \u201csingle most important thing you do\u201d as president. <\/p>\n<p>As the Senate left for a two-week recess, only 10 nominees were pending for 29 judicial vacancies. Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas and a member of the Judiciary Committee, said he \u201cabsolutely\u201d wants to see more judges nominated before the year\u2019s end, calling judicial appointments \u201cone of his greatest legacies, both first term and second.\u201d Texas alone has three court vacancies with zero nominees.<\/p>\n<p>Trump inherited only about 40 judicial vacancies entering his current term\u2014fewer than any president since Ronald Reagan\u2014making the slow pace especially puzzling to some Republicans. Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley of Iowa has previously complained that the White House hasn\u2019t nominated enough judges.<\/p>\n<p>The bottleneck extends well beyond the bench. The nominations of the Labor secretary and FDA commissioner must both pass through the HELP Committee, chaired by Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who lost his primary last month after Trump endorsed a rival. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2477\">Fuming Trump, 80, Unravels Over His Empty Fair in Early Morning Meltdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Republicans on the panel say they have heard almost nothing about the administration\u2019s plans. \u201cNothing at all&#8230; radio silence,\u201d said Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas. Another GOP senator, speaking anonymously, said the same specifically about a Labor secretary pick.<\/p>\n<p>The dynamic between Trump and Cassidy adds another layer of friction. One person close to the process, speaking anonymously, asked bluntly, \u201cWhy give Cassidy a platform to get back at DJT?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Another GOP senator predicted Cassidy would \u201cplay games\u201d with nominees forced through his committee. A third person close to the White House summed up the broader mood in the Senate. \u201cI really don\u2019t think a lot of senators are in any mood to give the president any wins because they\u2019re frustrated with him,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, also on the Judiciary Committee, said he has had \u201ca couple good discussions\u201d with the White House about a pending circuit court vacancy, and made clear he won\u2019t rubber-stamp anyone if he doesn\u2019t see fit. \u201cIf it\u2019s somebody I support, I\u2019ll vote for them. If it\u2019s somebody I don\u2019t support, I\u2019ll vote no,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cIt\u2019s an important spot. They know I\u2019m on Judiciary, and they know I\u2019ll vote no if I don\u2019t agree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House official insisted Trump \u201cremains committed to nominating highly qualified individuals for a variety of posts that are aligned with the agenda the American people elected him to enact,\u201d and said more nominees would be sent to the Senate, including to the HELP Committee. <\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he had not personally discussed the major HELP-related picks with the White House but encouraged the administration to move faster. \u201cI think it\u2019s always better to have people in permanent positions rather than temporary,\u201d Thune said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Trump has the authority to fill roughly 4,000 politically appointed positions across the executive branch and independent agencies, including more than 1,300 requiring Senate confirmation. Of 824 such positions tracked jointly by The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service, 268 currently have no Trump nominee at all. As of June 25, Trump had named 466 nominees overall, with 106 currently before the Senate and 360 already confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2475\">Stephen Miller \u2018Blindsided\u2019 by Trump Move Causing ICE Revolt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s lack of urgency in filling hundreds of vacant government positions is rattling his own party, as Republicans worry the inaction could cost them control of the Senate beyond the midterms. 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