Outraged over ‘illegal’ wetlands rule, a GOP senator blocks dozens of Trump nominees
A North Dakota senator is blocking Trump administration nominees in protest of federal wetlands regulations, stalling Senate confirmations before the campaign break.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Keith Sonderling as secretary of Labor on Wednesday, marking one of the few Trump administration picks to get through the upper chamber recently after a North Dakota senator put a hold on “any and all” nominees. But the Senate left town late Wednesday for its weeks-long campaign break and […]
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