Recess appointments: How Trump hopes to skip Senate confirmations and fill his Cabinet
Recess appointments would allow Donald Trump to appoint his nominees while the Senate is not in session, skirting the ...
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Senate Democrats push to confirm federal judges
With a Republican trifecta on the horizon, Senate Democrats are working to confirm as many federal judges as they can in the ...
5 takeaways: Why Trump wants to use 'recess appointments' to bypass Senate approval
President-elect Donald Trump has declared a strong intention to use recess appointments in his next term. What are recess ...
Epic failures and sneaky loopholes in the Senate’s Cabinet confirmation process
For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is ...
Opinion - President-elect Trump seeks to upend Senate confirmation process
President-elect Donald J. Trump is seeking to circumvent the long and drawn-out process of having to submit nominations to ...
Liberals pressure Senate Democrats to confirm more Biden judges while they can
The Republican president-elect's victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic control of ...
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Texas lawmakers target property taxes, abortion and gender transition care in first bills for the 2025 session
Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate filed more than a thousand pieces of legislation Tuesday, offering an early look at ...
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Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry weighs in Trump’s nominees, Texas legislative session
Rick Perry knows what it's like to work in Trump's Washington, and he's now working behind the scenes in the Texas ...
Republicans win control of House and Senate in Congress sweep | The Excerpt
Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next ...
Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...
New leaders emerge in New Hampshire House, Senate for next session
In the New Hampshire Senate, a new president is taking the gavel. Sen. Sharon Carson was the pick by the Republican majority that added two new senators on Election Day.