(Joshua Roberts/Reuters)Senate Democrats have created a logjam for President Trump’s executive branch nominees. But now it’s fellow Republicans who are causing headaches for some of his major Cabinet selections. “I have a lot of questions, on both,” Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday after his courtesy meeting with Pompeo. A few nominees were withdrawn because of scandal, but none have actually reached the full Senate for a vote and lost. A possible cushion for Trump’s Cabinet nominees: Democrats with elections in 2018Even if there is no Mueller fallout, Haspel faces a narrow path to confirmation.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2018 16:18 UTC