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Senate panel vote on Trump nominees derailed after Warren raises background check concerns

  • Sen. Elizabeth Warren paused a Senate Banking Committee hearing over what she called unanswered questions from FBI background checks on three Trump nominees.
  • Two nominees — Christopher Phelan and John Crews — were advanced to the full Senate, but Jeffrey Ledbetter’s nomination for HUD inspector general was not voted on.
  • The session included closed-door briefings and tight, largely party-line votes, while the White House pushed for swift confirmations.
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