Senate Confirms 107 Trump Nominees Amid Shutdown
Amid the ongoing government shutdown, the Senate confirmed 107 of President Trump’s nominees, bringing total confirmations for the “Trump 2.0” administration to 298 after Tuesday’s votes. Republicans circulated a slide comparing that tally to 201 confirmations at this point under Biden and 183 during Trump’s first term, and 26 nominees remain pending — 16 executive-branch and 10 judicial.
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📌 Key Facts
- After Tuesday's votes, total confirmations for the Trump 2.0 administration reached 298.
- An Axios-obtained Republican presentation slide compared the 298 confirmations to 201 confirmations at this point under President Biden.
- The same Axios slide also compared the 298 confirmations to 183 confirmations at the comparable point in Trump's first term.
- There are 26 nominees still awaiting Senate confirmation: 16 executive-branch nominees and 10 judicial nominees.
- These details were reported by Axios on 2025-10-07.
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Senate GOP beats Biden's confirmation numbers
New information:
- Total confirmations for the Trump 2.0 administration now at 298 after Tuesday's votes.
- Axios-obtained presentation slide showed Republicans comparing 298 confirmations to 201 at this point under Biden and 183 under Trump's first term.
- There are 26 nominees still awaiting confirmation — 16 executive-branch and 10 judicial nominees.