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During his second term, President Donald Trump has left hundreds of government positions vacant, and according to the latest reports<\/u>, Republican lawmakers are melting down over concerns that his inaction could hurt their party with the midterms looming. <\/p>\n

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Per the Daily Beast, \u201cMore than two dozen federal court seats remain vacant, along with the top jobs at the Labor Department and the Food and Drug Administration, among scores of other unfilled positions. An anonymous senior White House official told Politico that Trump is in no rush, though. \u2018Ultimately, we need to have the right people in those positions,\u2019 the official said. \u2018So if it\u2019s acting for now, so be it. If it takes a little while to find that perfect person, then it takes a little while.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

But Republican Senators do not share this patience, as they see the clock ticking on the midterm bomb that is poised to blow up their majority, which will seriously hinder their ability to confirm nominees.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re running short on time,\u201d said Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) who sits on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. \u201cWe\u2019d love to get at least one or two of them and get it in the next tranche.\u201d On judicial nominees specifically, Tuberville said he wants \u201cas many as we can get,\u201d adding, \u201cI don\u2019t know why we don\u2019t have more.\u201d <\/p>\n

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), a member of the Judiciary Committee, shares his concern, saying he \u201cabsolutely\u201d wants to see more judges nominated before the midterms, calling judicial appointments \u201cone of his greatest legacies, both first term and second.\u201d His state, Texas, currently has three court vacancies but no nominees. <\/p>\n

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As the Daily Beast explains, \u201cTrump inherited only about 40 judicial vacancies entering his current term \u2014 fewer than any president since Ronald Reagan \u2014 making the slow pace especially puzzling to some Republicans. Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley of Iowa has previously complained that the White House hasn\u2019t nominated enough judges.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the nomination bottleneck isn\u2019t just limited to the courts as the nominations of the Labor secretary and FDA commissioner must both pass through the HELP Committee, chaired by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who lost his primary last month after Trump endorsed a rival. Depending on how vengeful Cassidy is feeling, he could prove to be another stumbling block in the GOP\u2019s nomination agenda. As one insider speaking anonymously put it, \u201cWhy give Cassidy a platform to get back at DJT?\u201d Another Republican Senator predicted Cassidy might \u2018play games\u2019 with nominees. <\/p>\n

A third White House source summed up the Senate\u2019s feelings about the situation, saying, \u201cI really don\u2019t think a lot of senators are in any mood to give the president any wins because they\u2019re frustrated with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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