Senate Confirms 48 Trump Nominees Under New Expedited Procedure

The nominations had been pending for several months amid Democrats’ refusal to allow their expeditious consideration by ‘unanimous consent.’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is met by reporters as he walks to his office while Congress works on a government funding solution, at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 18, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Sept. 18 voted in one step to confirm 48 nominations made by President Donald Trump to various executive branch agencies.

The move came a week after the chamber adopted a new rule allowing Trump’s nominees to be confirmed more quickly.