Senate confirmation
Senate Republicans turn to ‘nuclear option’ to speed confirmation of Trump nominees
The change will allow certain nominees to be confirmed in groups rather than by individual vote. It follows months of GOP complaints that Democrats were dragging out the confirmation process.
What to know about Dan Caine, the nation’s newly-confirmed top military adviser
The Senate voted around 2 a.m. Friday to confirm retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump plucked him from retirement to be his top military adviser.
