Coverage dated November 10, 2024

Trump demands Senate Republicans allow recess appointments as they elect new leader

Headline from CBS News

As Senate Republicans prepare to vote Wednesday on a new majority leader, Trump is already weighing in with demands for recess appointments.

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Reports & sources

19 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    Trump calls on GOP senators vying to be majority leader to agree to recess appointments (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump is demanding Republican senators vying to be majority leader support recess appointments for his nominees — a way for presidents to essentially bypass Congress that has recently been blocked by the minority party.

  2. New York Post

    Trump’s push for recess appointments shakes up Senate GOP leadership fight, Cabinet picks (opens New York Post)

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    President-elect Donald Trump's call for so-called "recess appointments" of Cabinet members and other officials is the first loyalty test that Senate Republicans are facing as they prepare to vote in their next leader later this week — and could shake up the roster of picks for the 47th president's a…

  3. Hot Air

  4. The Week

    Trump tells next Senate GOP leader to skip confirmations (opens The Week)

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    The president-elect said the next Senate majority leader must allow him to make recess appointments

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Trump declares Senate majority candidates should allow him to make recess appointments (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday involved himself publicly in the Senate leadership race for the first time, writing on Truth Social that anyone running...

  6. CBS News

    Trump demands Senate Republicans allow recess appointments as they elect new leader (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    As Senate Republicans prepare to vote Wednesday on a new majority leader, Trump is already weighing in with demands for recess appointments.

  7. UPI

    Trump demands next Senate leader to support recess appointments (opens UPI)

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    President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday demanded that the next Republican leader of the Senate support recess appointments, allowing him to make temporary appointments to the chamber when it is not in session.

  8. Fortune

    Trump says Senate's next leader must favor recess appointments (opens Fortune)

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    Senate Republicans are due to vote for their next leader in a secret ballot on Nov. 13 as Mitch McConnell of Kentucky isn’t running again.

  9. The Hill

    Senate GOP leadership candidates scramble to support Trump’s demand for recess appointments (opens The Hill)

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    Republican candidates for Senate majority leader are pledging support for President-elect Trump to bypass confirmation votes with recess appointments.

  10. The Hill

    Trump says Senate GOP leader candidates must agree to recess appointments (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President-elect Trump demanded the next Senate GOP leader allow him to make recess appointments, which would let him fast-track his nominees and appointments without Senate approval.

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