Trump Tells GOP to Bypass Senate Confirmation Process, Block Biden Judicial Appointments
Donald Trump wants his incoming party leadership to agree to recess appointments even though Republicans control the Senate.
Trump’s push for recess appointments shakes up Senate GOP leadership fight, Cabinet picks
Trump urged Senate Republican leadership candidates to allow appointees to be chosen while Congress is out of session and serve for up to two years without Senate confirmation.
Trump Pressures Candidates for Senate GOP Leader to Fill His Cabinet Right Away
Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change Senate rules and give him more power to appoint unconfirmed nominees
Trump pressures Senate GOP leaders to bypass confirmation process for some Cabinet picks
Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change the rules and empower him to appoint some nominees without a Senate vote.
Trump tells next Senate GOP leader to skip confirmations
President-elect Donald Trump Sunday weighed into the race for Senate Republican leader, saying any senator who wanted the "coveted" position "must agree to recess appointments" — allowing Trump to appoint Cabinet secretaries and other high-ranking officials for up to two years without Senate confirmation.
Trump Demands Senate Bypass Votes To Confirm Appointees
US President-elect Donald Trump demanded Sunday that Republican lawmakers allow him to appoint key officials without a Senate confirmation vote, aiming to block the little remaining power Democrats have to stymie his administration.
Trump world upends Senate Republican leadership race
President-elect Donald Trump’s top allies are working to thwart either Sen. John Thune or Sen. John Cornyn from becoming the next majority leader and are pushing for Trump stalwart Rick Scott of Florida to win the post.
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Safe Spaces, Canceled Exams And Therapy Ducks: How Colleges Help Students Cope With Kamala’s Loss
Universities are decrying President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and offering a swath of therapeutic safe-space activities to ...
Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era
Congress returns to a changed Washington. Lawmakers are back in town this week for the start of what's called the “lame duck, ...
Democrats have Donald Trump’s second term in mind heading into Illinois legislature’s fall session
Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly return to Springfield this week facing an agenda that now includes ...
Senate Dems debate trying to push out Justice Sonia Sotomayor before Trump takes office: report
Senate Dems are furiously debating whether to pressure US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a 70-year-old diabetic, into ...
The election is over − but what is a ‘lame duck’ anyway?
The lame-duck period in the US is longer than in other Western democracies, which tend to make the transition over a period ...
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Congress skeptical of lame-duck push for U.S. security deal with Saudi Arabia that leaves out Israel
Former President Donald Trump’s win could further complicate any efforts to strengthen U.S.-Saudi or trilateral ...
Trump will name more conservative judges. He may even pick a majority of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court doesn't have any vacancies, but Republicans are keeping a close eye on Justices Alito and Thomas for ...