WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed more than 100 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single vote on Tuesday, marking the second time Republicans have approved candidates en masse for the Trump administration after changing congressional rules last month.

Senators voted along party lines to confirm a total of 108 nominees, allowing Republicans to quickly chip away at a backlog that Democrats have created in protest of Trump’s policies. The clustered nominee process will help Republicans greenlight dozens of Trump’s candidates at a record pace, saving weeks of votes and debate time.

Although the nominees were confirmed in partisan votes, Thune defended the bloc process by noting that many of the nominees had received bipartisan support when they were advanced by individual committee

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