The Senate approved a new tranche of Trump appointees, reaching 95% of all his appointees.
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Badlands MediaAug 11, 2026
The Senate did approve a fifth en bloc batch of 74 nominees on Aug 7, 2026, and Senate Republicans said this brought confirmations to 95% of nominations available for floor consideration, which is the measure the post meant.
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… over a year ago to the Senate that was hung up in the Senate, reconciliation 3.0 hung up, and, of course, now all of that will have to be picked up in September. Can you tell us about the weekend in terms of what you were able to get done and not get done? Yes, we were able to go ahead and approve a new tranche of Trump appointees. So we're we got 95% of all of his appointees that are ready, they are now done. That is good news for President Trump and the administration. We also got a CR through, so that we will not have another government shutdown, and that was a big win. Senator Susan Collins, who chairs the Committee Probes Committee, did a good job of that. …
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Contradicts. On the measure of all presidential nominations submitted, USAFacts reports 1,631 of 2,277 confirmed (71.6%) as of Sept 30, 2026, and the Washington Post reports only 466 confirmations this year against 186 newly submitted, so 95% of all appointees is not supported.[4][5]
Supports. Reuters and Politico report the Senate voted 51-47 on Aug 7, 2026 to confirm a bloc of more than 70 (74) Trump nominees, the fifth en bloc batch.[1][6]
Supports. The Senate Republican leader's office reports that after this batch the Senate had confirmed 95% of all nominations available for floor consideration this Congress, and the Senate floor record says the same.[2][3]
Context. The 95% figure depends on the denominator: nominations ready for floor action (supported) versus all nominations submitted (not supported), so the claim holds only under the first reading.[2][5]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 2 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1US Senate confirms Trump nominees for labor board, cementing Republican controlreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2The Senate Is Confirming Available Nominations at the Highest ...republicanleader.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE S4402govinfo.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Trump administration faces record vacancies in Senate- ...washingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 5How many presidential nominations have been confirmed by the ...usafacts.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 6Senate confirms 74 Trump nominees - Live Updatespolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
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