{"id":18703,"date":"2024-11-24T21:53:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T21:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18703"},"modified":"2024-11-24T21:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T21:53:15","slug":"gop-senators-warned-they-must-step-up-to-approve-trump-cabinet-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18703","title":{"rendered":"GOP senators warned they must \u2018step up\u2019 to approve Trump Cabinet picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"main\">\n<div data-testid=\"nsc-wrapper-support-us\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root\" data-component=\"SupportNSCNative\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-0 jBfdop\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-1 hKRbzg\">\n<h3 data-testid=\"support-nsc-title\" class=\"sc-hez36s-2 cKIkhp\">Your support helps us to tell the story<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-8 dWUzhG\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-13 doTReP\">\n<div class=\"sc-hez36s-12 iGXncB\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"support-nsc-collapsed-content\" class=\"sc-hez36s-7 hKrnEq\">\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 hlPMMm\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 hlPMMm\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 hlPMMm\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 euTVax\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"sc-hez36s-4 bErStG sc-hez36s-14 ggPDxB\"><span data-testid=\"support-nsc-dropdown-mobile-open\" class=\"sc-hez36s-6 jWuFRk\"><span class=\"sc-hez36s-5 vaVnf\">Close<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 kMSyUM sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-a5wy94-0 jhbxrS\"><use href=\"#ee6613da15642019\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"sc-hez36s-4 bErStG sc-hez36s-15 gibhIT\"><span data-testid=\"support-nsc-dropdown-tablet\" class=\"sc-hez36s-6 jWuFRk\"><span class=\"sc-hez36s-5 vaVnf\">Read more<\/span><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 kMSyUM sc-culv3z-0 jIhHch sc-a5wy94-0 jhbxrS\"><use href=\"#ee6613da15642019\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Republican senator has warned his colleagues must \u201cstep up\u201d to appoint Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet picks or face recess appointments. <\/p>\n<p>Bill Hagerty of Tennessee was on ABC\u2019s <em>This Week<\/em> that the idea of recess appointments \u201cis and should be on the table\u201d, adding that previous presidents in modern history including Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton had utilized the constitutional clause allowing appointments when the Senate is not in session.<\/p>\n<p>The process would likely set up court battles and fray Trump\u2019s relationship with GOP leaders \u2014 all while allowing him to confirm controversial choices despite concerns.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 bLrVft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/11\/19\/21\/SEI230211095.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/11\/19\/21\/SEI230211095.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/11\/19\/21\/SEI230211095.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bill Hagerty, left, with Ted Cruz Donald Trump and Elon Musk\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-ohzviw-0 gdZNrl inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-37160\"><span class=\"sc-ohzviw-1 ewSUe\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">Bill Hagerty, left, with Ted Cruz Donald Trump and Elon Musk<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Getty Images<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is a constitutionally available tool,\u201d Hagerty told Jon Karl. \u201cWhat we want to see is the Democrats co-operate with us. But if the resistance movement gets as heavy as it was&#8230; I\u2019ve been through the confirmation process myself. I turned in my paperwork on the 21st of January, I didn\u2019t get confirmed until July.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But when Karl pointed out that Republican votes were the issue, and asked if the president-elect would use recess appointments to force through major positions, Hagerty reiterated his point with a message to other GOP senators. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he [Trump] wants to do is see these appointments made quickly,\u201d Hagerty replied. \u201cI think everything should be on the table. I think if my colleagues understand that they will know they need to step up and move expeditiously to get these cabinet members confirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The concept of recess appointments is a controversial one, and comes with restrictions: the appointments are temporary, and only last until the end of the applicable calendar year. They would also require the Senate to not be in session \u2014 something that members of the upper chamber of Congress could resist. The Senate has never triggered a recess simply for the purpose of allowing a president to make such appointments.<\/p>\n<p>But it still leaves open the possibility that Trump could make recess Cabinet appointments during one of the Senate\u2019s scheduled breaks, including the August recess later in 2025. And the president-elect himself has made clear that he plans to utilize the tactic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner,\u201d he wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Senator John Thune was chosen to be the GOP\u2019s new majority leader when the Senate convenes in January. An ally of Mitch McConnell, Thune is an institutionalist and is not likely to wield the power of the Senate to suit Trump\u2019s whims. On policy matters and most votes, however, he\u2019s expected to toe the White House line.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-482ou5-2 eOHevC image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cpcmmN\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-482ou5-0 cThkam\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/06\/06\/05\/Election_2022_What_to_Watch_92266.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/06\/06\/05\/Election_2022_What_to_Watch_92266.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/06\/06\/05\/Election_2022_What_to_Watch_92266.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"John Thune is set to head up the Republican majority in the Senate next year\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-ohzviw-0 gdZNrl inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-37161\"><span class=\"sc-ohzviw-1 ewSUe\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 hiCdLa liXvvg\">John Thune is set to head up the Republican majority in the Senate next year<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 izyooE\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Senate is set to be held by a solid GOP majority come next year; the president\u2019s control is not absolute, however, and he has already seen his pick for attorney general go down in flames.<\/p>\n<p>The chamber won\u2019t vote on his picks until next year, but resistance from almost a half-dozen Republicans sunk the bid of Matt Gaetz to lead the Justice Department. None of Trump\u2019s other nominees have withdrawn yet, though a number of Republican senators appear publicly skeptical towards the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence (DNI).<\/p>\n<p>Pete Hegseth, Trump\u2019s pick to lead the Department of Defense, is also coming under increased scrutiny <a href=\"\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/pete-hegseth-police-report-assault-trump-cabinet-b2651139.html\">as new revelations have come out<\/a> surrounding a sexual assault case he was involved in. Hegseth has denied that the encounter described in the allegations <a href=\"\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-accuser-b2652854.html\">was nonconsensual.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the right, Trump is also taking flack from traditional conservatives over his nomination of a candidate for secretary of Labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemerm, who supported the Pro Act \u2014 a piece of pro-union legislation that failed to pass Congress under Joe Biden\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><em>Source: <\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/politics.einnews.com\/article\/763452243\/GoW0YaGwAs-3E3R-?ref=rss&amp;ecode=kmfm9fDbRbj4OPCJ\">politics.einnews.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. 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