Senate Faces Pivotal Week with Nominations and Appropriations Bills | EWTN News Nightly

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The U.S. Senate enters a critical week, trying to get through a batch of nominations and start on appropriations bills before lawmakers head home for the August recess. Democrats are dragging out votes on nominations, and some Republicans are even blocking the spending bills. Majority Leader John Thune is facing a confirmation backlog of more than 130 nominees—and now President Trump is pressing hard to get these people confirmed. These nominees include both judgeships and federal agency positions. Democrats could help move them along, but so far they haven't allowed a single Trump nominee to be confirmed quickly. That could keep the Senate in session into the weekend—and potentially beyond. Capitol Hill Correspondent Erik Rosales reports. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf