The Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single vote on Thursday, just one week after Republicans unilaterally changed the chamber’s rules to speed up the confirmation process.
The vote was 51 to 47, with senators dividing along party lines.
🚨 BREAKING: The US Senate just CONFIRMED a whopping **48** Trump nominees with a single vote after going NUCLEAR and changing the rules
Should’ve been done a LONG time ago!
Chuck Schumer’s big mad over this one! pic.twitter.com/3IAS6yt8kR
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 18, 2025
The bloc of nominees, which included a range of lower-level administration officials and several high-profile ambassador picks, will serve in posts across the federal government and in U.S. diplomatic missions abroad.
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Republican leaders signaled the move was part of a broader plan to clear a significant backlog of nominees awaiting confirmation.
“Let me be clear. Democrats’ obstruction ends today,” Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso said on the Senate floor.
“Over 100 more nominees will be ready for confirmation by the end of this week.”
According to Senate Republicans, each of the nominees confirmed Thursday had already advanced out of committee with bipartisan support.
The rule change allowed the Senate to vote on them as a bloc rather than individually, expediting the process that had stalled for months.
Among the nominees were six ambassadors, including Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former Fox News host, who will serve as U.S. ambassador to Greece.
Guilfoyle is the former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. and was previously married to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Another high-profile appointment was Callista Gingrich, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, who will now represent the United States in Switzerland. She is the wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
The bulk of the confirmations went to officials filling undersecretary and assistant secretary positions across federal agencies.
Republicans argued that these roles had been left vacant for too long because of what they called Democratic obstruction.
“For almost eight months now, Democrats have dragged out the confirmation of every one of President Trump’s nominees,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said during floor debate.
“By restoring Senate precedent on confirmations, we have helped ensure that the Senate is able to fulfill all of its responsibilities.”
Democrats pushed back, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defending his caucus’s strategy.
Schumer said the delays were justified, claiming that “historically bad nominees deserved historic levels of scrutiny.”
The standoff over nominations has been a defining feature of Trump’s second term.
Unlike his predecessors, Trump has not had a single nominee confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent, processes typically used to approve less controversial appointments quickly.
Senate Republicans said the change to block voting was necessary to prevent Democrats from slowing down the administration’s ability to staff critical posts.
The 48 confirmations mark a significant victory for the White House as it works to fill key positions across government agencies and diplomatic posts overseas.
With more than 100 additional nominees in the pipeline, GOP leaders signaled they plan to continue scheduling bloc votes in the coming weeks.
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