Thanks Chuck! Schumer Shutdown Allows Republicans to Confirm 107 Trump Nominees

Tim O'Brien-Opinion : Oct 8, 2025
PJ Media

This round of Senate batch confirmations is a second test of the body's new "nuclear option" rule that allows members to confirm bulk numbers of nominees in batches without limits. These are known as "en bloc" confirmations, where all that is needed for confirmation is a simple majority vote in the Senate.

[PJMedia.com] The Schumer Shutdown is the gift that keeps on giving. Not only did the Democrats leave open the door to massive federal workforce layoffs, as we've reported here at PJ Media, but now they've created a situation where the Trump administration finally broke the Democrat gridlock in getting its nominees confirmed. (Screengrab image: via Meet The Press)

Tuesday night, the Republican majority in the Senate was able to confirm a batch of 107 of Donald Trump's nominees. It did so through a party-line vote and reduced the number of nominees waiting for confirmation to "double digits," according to Fox News.

We're now seven days into the Schumer Shutdown, and it's all due to the Democrats' greedy attempt to include nearly $1.5 trillion in demands. These include government-paid health benefits for illegal immigrants.

Even though the American people spoke last November and gave Trump a mandate to keep the promises he made during the campaign, the Democrats continue to push for open borders, crime in the streets, normalization of transgenderism in public life, men competing and dominating in women's sports, and even cashless bail policies that make it easier for violent criminals to walk free to do more damage to our communities and families... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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