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Senate Confirms 107 Trump Nominees in First En Bloc Vote Under S.Res.412

The Senate confirmed 107 Trump executive nominees in a single en bloc vote under S.Res.412, the first use of the new en bloc confirmation mechanism established in September 2025. The 51-47 vote confirmed U.S. Attorneys, ambassadors, and agency officials in a package that Brookings Institution calculated would have required approximately 378 hours of floor time under the previous individual-vote process. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer led unified Democratic opposition, characterizing the process as converting the Senate from an advice-and-consent body to a rubber stamp.