Senate Republicans Confirm 107 Trump Nominees Amid Ongoing Government Shutdown

by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff(Worthy News) – Despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, Senate Republicans on Tuesday confirmed 107 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a 51-47 party-line vote, effectively ending what GOP leaders called a “Democrat confirmation blockade.”The confirmations represent one of the largest single-day approval batches of Trump nominees, following a previous round of 48 approvals in September. Senate M