House speaker leaves door open to Trump recess appointments – US politics live
Mike Johnson suggests there may be ways to bypass Senate approval process amid outcry over appointments of Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth and RFK JrDonald Trump’s return to office sets the stage for harassment, intimidation and “old fashioned corruption” to spread throughout the US federal government, a top union leader has warned.The president-elect and his allies have expressed support for the mass firing of civil service workers and abolishing certain government agencies upon his return to the White House.We are in a time of very divided government and a very partisan atmosphere in Washington. I wish it were not. I wish the Senate would simply do its job of advise and consent and allow the president to put the persons in his Cabinet of his choosing. But if this thing bogs down, it would be a great detriment to the country, to the American people. Continue reading...
Mike Johnson suggests there may be ways to bypass Senate approval process amid outcry over appointments of Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr
Donald Trump’s return to office sets the stage for harassment, intimidation and “old fashioned corruption” to spread throughout the US federal government, a top union leader has warned.
The president-elect and his allies have expressed support for the mass firing of civil service workers and abolishing certain government agencies upon his return to the White House.
We are in a time of very divided government and a very partisan atmosphere in Washington. I wish it were not. I wish the Senate would simply do its job of advise and consent and allow the president to put the persons in his Cabinet of his choosing.
But if this thing bogs down, it would be a great detriment to the country, to the American people. Continue reading...
