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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.
Senate GOP leadership candidates scramble to support Trump’s demand for recess appointments
John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who are all running to become the next Senate GOP leader, say they will do whatever is necessary to allow President-elect
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.
Rick Scott wants Trump’s help in his bid for Senate GOP leader
Fresh off a big reelection win, the Florida senator is hoping that his longtime alliance with Trump will pay off when Republican lawmakers choose their new leader on Wednesday.
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 says Senate GOP leader candidates must agree to recess appointments
President-elect Trump demanded Sunday that the next Senate GOP leader allow him to make recess appointments, which would effectively let him fast-track his nominees and appointments without
Trump Makes Key Demand Of Senate GOP Leader Candidates — And One Top Contender Capitulates Within Minutes
President-elect Donald Trump made a key demanded of all Senate GOP Leader candidates and one of them capitulated to his request within minutes.
Despite Trump Wins, GOP Sees Handful of Senate Races Slip Away
President-elect Donald Trump will appoint senior adviser Susie Wiles, a mastermind behind his successful bid, to be his White House chief of staff, the transition team announced Thursday. “Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history,
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
P resident-elect Donald Trump Sunday weighed into the race for Senate Republican leader, saying any senator who wanted the "coveted" position "must agree to recess
House, Senate GOP to consider new leadership as Trump administration approaches
House and Senate Republicans will huddle this week to select a new slate of leaders for next year’s Congress, the first step toward legislating in the looming Trump administration. The moves come as the GOP is on the brink of securing a trifecta in Washington: Former President Trump is headed back to the White House,
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Senate Majority Leader race tests future of newfoud GOP power
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(AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File) Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, speaks in support of Ohio Republican candidate for the ...
2024 election: Trump surges to the presidency, GOP takes the Senate, House undecided
Former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris after pivotal victories in four swing states. In Congress ...
GOP Fla. Sen. Rick Scott calls for upending status quo in Senate to ‘get Trump’s agenda done’
Florida Sen. Rick Scott on Sunday pitched himself as the candidate in the Senate GOP leadership race who will break the status quo and best fight to implement President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
Trump win sets up GOP battle between deficit hawks, tax cutters
President-elect Trump’s election win is setting up a fight among Republicans over cutting taxes and reining in the deficit as ...