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GOP Senators Push Trump to Fill 30 Vacancies

6/29/2026

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  • Republican senators are pressuring President Donald Trump over the slow pace in filling critical federal vacancies, warning it could cost Senate control.
  • President Donald Trump has not nominated many candidates for dozens of vacant judicial, Labor Department and Food and Drug Administration posts, leaving most seats empty.
  • Sen. Tommy Tuberville and Sen. Ted Cruz said only ten nominees cover twenty-nine judicial vacancies and urged more before year-end.