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Johnson, recess appointments
Speaker Mike Johnson leaves the door open to recess appointments
Johnson told “Fox News Sunday” that “we’ll have to see how this develops” when asked whether he’d let President-elect Donald Trump bypass the usual Senate confirmation process.
Johnson doesn't rule out use of recess appointments
House Speaker Mike Johnson said "there may be a function" to facilitate the use of recess appointments to speed up the confirmation of President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees. Why it matters: The process of adjourning the Senate to allow Trump to install his picks without congressional approval would mean the chamber would shirk its advice-and-consent role for cabinet confirmations.
John Thune Says Recess Appointments 'On the Table' To Get Trump Picks Through
Trump's cabinet nominations require Senate confirmation, and despite a GOP majority, he may struggle to get his picks approved.
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Cabinet confirmation process and recess appointments, explained
For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is ...
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What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?
To allow Trump to make the appointments, Republican senators would have to pass a motion of adjournment with a simple ...
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DIGGING DEEPER: The history of recess appointments and how they work
As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a more forceful presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his cabinet and considering a tool known as recess appointments to skip ...
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Trump could try to use an obscure constitutional provision to install controversial nominees with recess appointments
He is reportedly considering triggering an obscure constitutional provision that would allow him to force a recess over the ...
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Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are ‘ready to deliver’ on Trump’s agenda
Lawmakers are back in town this week for the start of what’s called the “lame duck,” the eight-week sprint to finish up this ...
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5 takeaways from Trump’s emerging Cabinet
President-elect Trump has made quick work of pulling together a Cabinet and group of senior aides for his incoming ...
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Trump tests GOP-led Senate with controversial Cabinet picks
Trump did not get involved in the chamber's high-stakes Republican leadership election Wednesday, from which U.S. Sen. John ...
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