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Trump declares Senate majority candidates should allow him to make recess appointments

The president-elect said the next Senate majority leader should be open to bypassing Senate confirmation for administration appointees.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

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

MarketWatch · 2h

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.

YAHOO!News · 4h

Trump Tells GOP to Bypass Senate Confirmation Process, Block Biden Judicial Appointments

Any 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

Axios Sneak Peek on MSN · 4h

Senate GOP leader candidates pounce on Trump's new demand

Senate majority leader contenders were quick to fall in line with President-elect Trump's new demand that they be willing to use a Senate tool to allow him to quickly get his preferred, top administration officials in place.

Senate, Rick Scott and Elon Musk

The Daily Beast on MSN · 5h

MAGA Insiders Skyrocket Rick Scott’s Senate Majority Leader Bid

Installing Trump’s preferred candidate as the top leader of the Senate will solidify the president-elect’s iron grip on Republicans in Congress.

Reuters on MSN · 4h

Elon Musk endorses Republican Rick Scott for US Senate majority leader

Businessman Elon Musk, an ally of President-elect Donald Trump, endorsed Republican Senator Rick Scott for U.S. Senate majority leader on Sunday as the race to fill the influential post heats up after the party won control of the chamber.

FOX News on MSN · 5h

Elon Musk endorses Rick Scott for Senate majority leader

Elon Musk is endorsing lawmaker Rick Scott for Senate majority leader, joining a growing list of MAGA figures who are throwing their support behind the Florida Republican.

Chuck Schumer, Senate orientation

Hosted on MSN · 5h

Schumer won't allow Dave McCormick at Senate orientation, citing outstanding PA ballots

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will not invite senator-elect Dave McCormick to Senate orientation this week, citing ballots that are uncounted in Pennsylvania.

POLITICO on MSN · 4h

Schumer withholds Senate orientation invite from McCormick

Democrats are holding out hope that Sen. Bob Casey can pick up enough votes to hold on to the Pennsylvania Senate seat.

Newsweek on MSN · 3h

Schumer Not Inviting David McCormick to Senate Orientation Sparks Fury

Senator Chuck Schumer has yet to invite Senator-elect McCormick to orientation this week, stating he'll wait for final vote counts.

3hon MSN

Donald Trump Demands Republicans Break With Senate Tradition

Trump suggested on Sunday bypassing Senate confirmation of his political appointments through the use of recess appointments.

18hon MSN

Why did Democrats win Senate races in so many states Trump won? Ticket splitters

Ticket-splitting used to be common and the swing-state down-ballot results show split tickets still can determine the outcome ...

Conservative firebrands set to chair key Senate committees in new Congress

Three Republican senators with a history as rabble-rousers are poised for the first time in their careers to chair major ...

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Kari Lake loses Arizona senate race

Kari Lake has lost the Arizona Senate race, projections show. Democrat Ruben Gallego will beat Ms Lake and replace outgoing ...

News Nation on MSN22h

Ruben Gallego projected to win Arizona US Senate seat

The Arizona Senate race between Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego and Republican Kari Lake was one of the closest and most ...

New York Post1h

Chuck Schumer won’t allow Dave McCormick at Senate orientation, citing outstanding PA ballots

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, is not allowing Senator-elect Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania to attend Senate orientation in the coming week, pointing to outstanding ballots in the ...

13hon MSN

Steve Bannon Warns of 'War' and 'Blitzkrieg' in Senate Over Judges

Bannon told Newsweek that the Senate may lose all of its "collegiality" if Democrats try to "jam" through judges ahead of ...

Senate leader contender John Thune responds to new Trump litmus test ahead of election

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., responded to President-Elect Donald Trump's newly announced litmus test for those vying to be the next GOP leader, exclusively telling Fox News ...

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