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Panicked GOP Senators Push Trump to Speed Up Cabinet Shake-Up
April 23, 2026
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Evan Vucci / REUTERSSenate Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to do any planned Cabinet purges as soon as possible given the party’s uncertain outlook in the November midterm elections. Since early March, the president has axed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and now Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer over a series of both personal and professional scandals.
Those firings have some Senate Republicans wondering if high-level appointments such as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, FBI Director Kash Patel could be next, Politico reported. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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