Republicans in the U.S. Senate have confirmed 48 nominations from President Donald Trump that were being stalled by Democrats.

The motion to confirm the nominees passed in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 51 to 47.

'We have tried to work with Democrats in good faith to batch bipartisan, noncontroversial nominees and clear them expeditiously, according to past precedent. Democrats have stood in the way at every turn.'

Republicans have been criticizing Democrats for slow-walking the nominations in order to slow down Trump's political agenda.

"If the Senate had continued at the pace that we've been proceeding at through the month of July, there would still be hundreds of empty desks in the executive branch on President Trump's last day in office in 2029," said Republican Majority Leader Joh

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