- by foxnews
- 02 Apr 2025
As long as there are no objections among all 100 (currently 99) senators.This speeds things up in the Senate, where floor time is at a premium.However, there's a good reason why some Democrats may oppose a streamlined process for this.
Democrats are likely to reject the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Defense secretary. However, other relatively easy to confirm nominees like Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., picked to serve as secretary of state, or Sean Duffy for Transportation secretary, could require roll call votes.
As a result, Democrats can then argue that they voted in favor of "X" number of Mr. Trump's nominees - and argue they operated in a bipartisan fashion.
A team of archaeologists may have discovered evidence of the biblical Battle of Megiddo, where Josiah, the king of Judah, was killed by Egyptian forces in 609 B.C.
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