The tactics are reminiscent of the ones taken the first time Trump entered the White House. At the time, Democrats homed in on eight nominees they would delay, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warning against a “rushed” process.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

The U.S. Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as the new director of the CIA. Read about his priorities for the agency.

Full Senate floor votes for the three nominees have not been scheduled, but they will likely take place within a week to 10 days.

Senate committees on Thursday approved a handful of Trump Cabinet nominees setting them up for approval by the full chamber.

The Republican-controlled Senate plans to work overtime to approve President Donald Trump’s cabinet, including “nights, weekends, recesses,” according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Senate Democrats plan to slow down the process as much as possible – their only choice to disrupt the proceedings because it takes only a majority vote to approve nominees.