The White House is growing “optimistic” it can resolve a dispute with Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) that is threatening the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees at the worst possible moment for Republicans: right before they lose control of the Senate.
A senior White House official told the Washington Examiner on Thursday that talks with Cramer, who is slowing down the appointment of most executive branch nominees, are “headed in the right direction” and that staffers have been “working tirelessly with his team to try to get to a good position.”
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