President Donald Trump doesn’t want any senators going on summer vacation until more of his nominees are confirmed.

“Hopefully the very talented [Senate Majority Leader] John Thune, fresh off our many victories over the past two weeks and, indeed, 6 months, will cancel August recess (and long weekends!), in order to get my incredible nominees confirmed. We need them badly!!!” wrote Trump on Truth Social Saturday.

On the congressional calendar, senators are set to take a month off, departing after Aug. 1 and returning to Capitol Hill on Sept. 2.

Currently, 136 civilian nominees are pending on the Senate’s executive calendar. These include undersecretaries of major federal agencies such as labor, education, and agriculture; as well as judges and ambassadors to foreign nations.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has slow-walked Trump’s........

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