Senate Advances Nearly 100 Trump Nominees In Historic Move
Senate Republicans moved closer to a historic slate of confirmations on Wednesday after clearing another procedural hurdle toward approving nearly 100 nominees put forward by President Donald Trump.
Senate Republicans have advanced a group of 97 nominees in a 53–47 party-line vote. The action positions Republicans one step away from final confirmation of the nominees. A final confirmation vote is expected Thursday, unless Senate Democrats agree to accelerate the process through a time-limiting agreement.
If the upcoming vote is successful, as expected, Senate Republicans will have confirmed more of Trump’s nominees than any other president in their first year of office.
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This current package of nominees would bring Trump’s total confirmations to 415 during the first year of his second term, surpassing the 323 confirmations he achieved in his first term. It also exceeds former President Joe Biden’s total of 365 confirmations by the end of his first year in office.
Since the Senate altered its rules for the confirmation process in September, Senate Republicans have quickly confirmed hundreds of Trump’s nominees. This change aimed to overcome Senate Democrats’ resistance to advancing even the most junior positions during the Trump administration, Fox noted.
The GOP triggered the “nuclear option” for the fourth time in Senate history, which lowered the threshold for confirming certain appointments to a simple majority instead of the usual 60 votes required to overcome a filibuster.
This change has enabled Republicans to swiftly advance through sub-cabinet level positions and set the stage for what is anticipated to be a historic moment for Trump, Fox reported.
“Among the list of nominees are former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., to serve as inspector general at the Department of Labor and two picks for the National Labor Relations Board, James Murphy and Scott Mayer, along with several others in nearly every federal agency,” the outlet reported.
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Lawmakers also confirmed President Trump’s nomination of billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, as well as his choice of Douglas Weaver for a position on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Isaacman’s confirmation received broad support, passing the Senate with a bipartisan vote of 67-30. However, this was the Senate’s second opportunity to consider Isaacman’s appointment as head of NASA.
Fox noted that Trump had nominated him to run the nation’s space agency in December 2024, but he was pulled earlier this year after a “thorough review of prior associations.”
But Isaacman was later nominated again in November for the same post, and Trump touted his “passion for space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of exploration, unlocking the mysteries of the universe, and advancing the new space economy.”
Last week, Senate Republicans pushed through the first procedural hurdle as they moved to confirm the dozens of nominees.
If Republicans complete the process, they will have confirmed more than 400 of Trump’s nominees during the first year of his second term. That total would place Trump well ahead of former President Joe Biden, who had 350 nominees confirmed at the same point in his presidency.
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The nominees include former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito of New York for inspector general at the Department of Labor and two selections for the National Labor Relations Board, James Murphy and Scott Mayer, as well as others across nearly every federal agency.
Murphy and Mayer were included in the package after Trump fired National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, a move the Supreme Court upheld earlier this year.
Senate Republicans changed the confirmation rules to break through Democrats’ months-long blockade of Trump’s nominees, limiting the new process to sub-Cabinet-level positions that can be approved with a simple majority.
Trump and his team have placed extreme importance on getting conservative judges approved.
'Guilty Of Fraud' - Hammer Dropped On Former First Lady Jill Biden During Live Fox News Segment
McEnany Accuses Jill Biden Of Misleading Americans About Debate Performance
Posted July 15, 2026
Former White House press secretary and Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany accused former first lady Jill Biden of misleading the American public about President Joe Biden’s condition following his widely criticized debate performance during the 2024 campaign.
McEnany made the remarks Thursday during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” where she reacted to comments Jill Biden reportedly made in her upcoming book regarding the president’s performance during the debate that ultimately intensified questions about his age and fitness for office.
The discussion began when co-host Dana Perino referenced remarks Jill Biden made immediately following the debate.
At a campaign event after the debate, Jill Biden praised her husband’s performance.
“Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question,” she said at the time.
Perino contrasted those comments with more recent claims attributed to Jill Biden and raised questions about the apparent inconsistency.
“So now we know that this is what she’s saying in her book,” Perino said. “And the question I would love to ask her is where are you lying then or now?”
McEnany responded by arguing that Jill Biden’s reaction following the debate was inconsistent with her more recent descriptions of the event.
“It’s a great question,” McEnany said.
“That is not the reaction of someone who believes they just watched their husband have a stroke. It is an absolute lie.”
McEnany then accused the former first lady of concealing concerns about the president’s condition from voters.
“It was fraud,” she said.
“What she did fraud on the American public and she’s continuing it by saying she had never seen him like that before or after.”
The debate between Biden and President Donald Trump became a turning point in the 2024 election cycle, with many Democrats publicly expressing concern about Biden’s performance and his ability to continue his campaign.
Questions about Biden’s age and mental sharpness had circulated for years, but the debate intensified those concerns and fueled calls from some Democrats for him to step aside.
During the Fox News discussion, McEnany referenced comments previously made by veteran journalist Carl Bernstein regarding Biden’s condition behind the scenes.
“Dana, you all remember Carl Bernstein, who said he talked to people who knew Joe Biden, loved Joe Biden, supported Joe Biden, and they were adamant that what we saw was not a one-off,” McEnany said.
According to McEnany, Bernstein reported that individuals close to Biden had observed similar episodes before the debate.
“They said it had happened 15 or 20 times prior, him losing his train of thought,” she said.
McEnany also cited a fundraiser Bernstein reportedly described.
“He described a fundraiser where he froze up and seemed to have some type of rigor mortis,” she said.
“This is not something that was a one-off.”
McEnany argued that concerns about Biden’s condition were widely known among those close to him.
“This was well known,” she said.
She then questioned why Jill Biden continued publicly defending her husband following the debate.
“So why did she keep up with the fraud on the American people?” McEnany asked.
The former first lady has repeatedly defended her husband and rejected claims that she or members of his inner circle concealed concerns about his health, Breitbart News reported.
The debate over Biden’s condition became one of the defining political stories of the 2024 election cycle and continued after he ultimately left the race.
McEnany’s comments reflect ongoing scrutiny surrounding what Biden’s family, advisers and top Democratic officials knew about his condition and when they knew it.
Neither Jill Biden nor representatives for the former president immediately responded to McEnany’s latest remarks.
As new books and accounts from those involved continue to emerge, questions surrounding Biden’s final campaign and the decisions made by those closest to him remain a major topic of political debate.
