Several Democrats voted over the weekend to confirm nominees appointed by President Donald Trump, including for the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice.
Newsweek contacted the Democratic National Committee via online form for comment on Sunday.
Why It Matters
Democrats appear to be divided over how to approach Trump and his administration.
While many have been hesitant or slow to confirm his nominees, several Senate Democrats broke with party expectations by voting in favor of his nominees, which ultimately helped advance some of his picks.
As reported by Newsweek, the Democrats’ bind over how to handle Trump spilled out on the House floor this week when New Jersey Senator Cory Booker delivered an impassioned speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, criticizing his fellow Democrats for what he perceives as “complicity” with Trump’s administration.
Booker’s remarks were instigated by an exchange with other Democratic senators over a package of law-enforcement funding bills.
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What To Know
The official Trump-pick confirmations and the Democrats who voted for them are as follows:
Adam Telle: Department of Defense
Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland)
Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin)
Chris Coons (Delaware)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada)
Dick Durbin (Illinois)
John Fetterman (Pennsylvania)
Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)
Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire)
Martin Heinrich (New Mexico)
John Hickenlooper (Colorado)
Tim Kaine (Virginia)
Mark Kelly (Arizona)
Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
Gary Peters (Michigan)
Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
Jacky Rosen (Nevada)
Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
Elissa Slotkin (Michigan)
Mark Warner (Virginia)
Raphael Warnock (Georgia)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island)
Jason Reding Quinones: Department of Justice
Dick Durbin (Illinois)
Andrew Puzder: Department of State
Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire)
Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
John Arrigo: Department of State
Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
Mark Warner (Virginia)
Sean Cairncross: Executive Office of the President
Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland)
Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin)
Chris Coons (Delaware)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada)
Dick Durbin (Illinois)
John Fetterman (Pennsylvania)
Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)
Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire)
Martin Heinrich (New Mexico)
John Hickenlooper (Colorado)
Tim Kaine (Virginia)
Mark Kelly (Arizona)
Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
Gary Peters (Michigan)
Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
Jacky Rosen (Nevada)
Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
Elissa Slotkin (Michigan)
Mark Warner (Virginia)
Raphael Warnock (Georgia)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island)
Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (Delaware)
Cory Booker (New Jersey)
Maria Cantwell (Washington)
Tammy Duckworth (Illinois)
Mazie Hirono (Hawaii)
Andy Kim (New Jersey)
Ben Ray Luján (New Mexico)
Ed Markey (Massachusetts)
Jeff Merkley (Oregon)
Chris Murphy (Connecticut)
Patty Murray (Washington)
Jon Ossoff (Georgia)
Alex Padilla (California)
Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
Adam Schiff (California)
Chuck Schumer (New York)
Tina Smith (Minnesota)
Chris Van Hollen (Maryland)
Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts)
Ron Wyden (Oregon)
Marcus Molinaro: Department of Transportation
Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland)
Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin)
Miriam Cantwell (Washington)
Chris Coons (Delaware)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada)
Dick Durbin (Illinois)
John Fetterman (Pennsylvania)
Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire)
Mazie Hirono (Hawaii)
Mark Kelly (Arizona)
Andy Kim (New Jersey)
Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
Gary Peters (Michigan)
Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
Jacky Rosen (Nevada)
Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
Elissa Slotkin (Michigan)
Mark Warner (Virginia)
Raphael Warnock (Georgia)
Luke Lindberg: Department of Agriculture
Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland)
Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin)
Chris Coons (Delaware)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada)
Dick Durbin (Illinois)
John Fetterman (Pennsylvania)
Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)
Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire)
Martin Heinrich (New Mexico)
John Hickenlooper (Colorado)
Tim Kaine (Virginia)
Mark Kelly (Arizona)
Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota)
Gary Peters (Michigan)
Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
Jacky Rosen (Nevada)
Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
Elissa Slotkin (Michigan)
Mark Warner (Virginia)
Raphael Warnock (Georgia)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island)
What People Are Saying
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday regarding specific bills: “This, to me, is a problem with Democrats in America right now, is we’re willing to be complicit to Donald Trump…to let this pass through when we have all the leverage right now.”
“We are standing at a moment where our president is eviscerating the Constitution of the United States of America, and we’re willing to go along with it today. No. No. Not on my watch.”
What Happens Next
With more key positions still awaiting confirmation, the spotlight now turns to upcoming Senate hearings, where further bipartisan cooperation—or division—could shape the direction of Trump’s agenda.
