The Senate’s Nomination Backlog Is Hamstringing Trump

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The Senate’s Nomination Backlog Is Hamstringing Trump

The upper chamber must move the president’s executive-branch nominees while there is still time.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read aloud a major update from the president at Thursday’s briefing: “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiation that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future...