Democrats may force floor fight over Trump nominees

Senate Democrats could hold up President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees on the Senate floor in order to give them more time to complete their background checks, an Oregon senator said Monday.

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., told CNN he’s worried that some of Trump’s nominees have not turned in their ethics reports, questionnaires or Federal Bureau of Investigation background checks into the relevant committees before their confirmation hearings. Those hearings are set to begin this week.