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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) (C), accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) (L) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) (R), speaks to reporters off the Senate floor after the Senate's passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" at the U.S. Capitol on July 1, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
WASHINGTON—Senators are considering whether or not to cancel the August recess in order to confirm President Donald Trump’s judicial and other nominees amid Democratic filibustering.
Trump has urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to keep lawmakers in town during the normally month-long August recess to push nominees through.
