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Trump's bad habit is stressing out GOP senators: 'They're frustrated with him'

Vacancy as GovernancePower Sits With the White HouseThe reporting is straightforward: Trump is slow-walking nominations, and more than two dozen federal court seats, the Labor secretary post, the FDA commissioner slot, and many other jobs are still empty. The key fact is not the Senate’s irritation. It is that the White House is choosing delay, and a senior official says Trump is “in no hurry” to fill the positions.That is where the power sits. The vacancies are not an accident inflicted on the president. They are the result of presidential control over who gets nominated, when, and whether…

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