Anonymous2 days ago
Senate Republicans confirmed 49 of President Trump's nominees in a single en bloc vote on May 14, 2026, including Bureau of Land Management director Steve Pearce, using a procedural rule change adopted in September 2025 that allows batch confirmations by simple majority. The appointments place officials with extensive fossil fuel industry ties in charge of agencies overseeing hundreds of millions of acres of public land, offshore drilling permits, critical mineral leases, and national monument reviews — decisions with immediate consequences for tribal nations, environmental policy, and the energy sector.