The Senate on Aug. 2 adjourned to begin its monthlong summer recess, after senators and the White House failed to reach an agreement on confirming President Donald Trump’s nominees.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Trump have been in negotiations with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) over how to move forward on more than 150 pending nominations that have been slow-walked through the Senate by Democrats.
