New Republic on MSN25mOpinion
Will Trump Break Congress to Confirm Matt Gaetz?
The president-elect is contemplating taking up never-before-used presidential powers to create a separation of powers crisis ...
Trump baits the new Senate majority
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who ran for majority leader explicitly as a Trump lieutenant, made it plain he’d do whatever the new president wanted. But even Sen. John Thune (R-SD), who thankfully beat ...
Opinion | Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz has the thinnest of silver linings
Trump's announcement Wednesday that he wants Matt Gaetz to be Attorney General has received far more immediate pushback than ...
i49m
Trump’s controversial appointees could bypass vetting process
The 18th century clause that could allow Trump to push through loyalists for his cabinet without Senate confirmation ...
LEVEL on MSN28m
An Account of Donald Trump's Dream Team of Deplorables
Donald Trump didn’t expect to win in 2016 and was playing catch-up in appointing a staff and Cabinet. This go-round Trump was ...
Trump’s Out-of-Left-Field Nominations Set Up Potential Senate Fight
Her nomination would require Senate confirmation. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, to continue in the leadership role in the ...