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Trump’s recess appointment power is constitutional and vital to his agenda
President-elect Trump's desire to use recess appointment authority is a clear expression of his commitment to making the federal government responsive to the will of the American people, and he is ...Politics - The Hill - November 16 -
Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments
Palestinian groups shocked by US president-elect’s favouring of outspoken supporters of far-right activists in the region. Rightwing settlers and extremist nationalist Zionists in Israel have ...World - The Guardian - November 17 -
Ella Baron on Donald Trump’s first cabinet appointments – cartoon
Continue reading...World - The Guardian - November 17 -
Speaker Mike Johnson leaves the door open to recess appointments
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday left the door open to adjourning Congress so President-elect Donald Trump can appoint his Cabinet nominees outside of the usual Senate confirmation process if ...Top stories - NBC News - November 17 -
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win
Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president has sworn in a 22-member Cabinet after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week's electionWorld - ABC News - November 18 -
GameStop appoints Nat Turner to board, tightens links with Collectors
Collectors Holdings CEO Nat Turner has joined the board of video game retailer and original meme stock GameStop.Business - MarketWatch - November 18 -
Speaker Johnson open to supporting recess appointment for Trump nominees
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) left open the possibility of enabling President-elect Trump to appoint his Cabinet by recess appointment, bypassing the need for approval from the Senate. “We’ll ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
What Are ‘Recess Appointments’ and How Might Trump Try and Leverage Them?
The Constitution allows the president to circumvent the Senate and put appointees in place while the chamber is in recess, a loophole created back when Capitol commutes involved long treks by horse.Top stories - The New York Times - November 19 -
Far right gains traction in EU assembly
Patriots and ultraconservatives push centre-right EPP away from its alliesWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Senate Democrat: Trump wants to 'subjugate' GOP senators with Gaetz appointment
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) suggested President-elect Trump appointing former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as the head of the Justice Department (DOJ) is somewhat of a power play against ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Sam Altman's Startup Appoints Former X Executive as Policy Chief
Tools for Humanity named X’s former vice president of global affairs Nick Pickles as its head of policy, the latest executive from what was formerly Twitter to join the startup.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago -
GOP senators warn Trump against aggressive recess appointment move
Republican senators are pouring cold water on the idea that President-elect Trump could force the Senate into an extended recess next year so that he would be able to fill key positions in his ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Novak Djokovic Appoints Andy Murray as His New Coach for the Australian Open
Murray, Djokovic’s former rival and three-time Grand Slam champion, will return to tennis to help the 24-time Grand Slam winner prepare.Sports - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Trump transition aide Boris Epshteyn sparking internal strife over appointments
Republicans vying for jobs allege Trump transition aide Boris Epshteyn has been mixing private consulting with his transition role.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Ex-official exits running for Trump team over Sebastian Gorka appointment
Michael Anton, national security official in first Trump term, reportedly removed name from contention over feud. A frontrunner to be deputy national security adviser in Donald Trump ’s ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Even the Roberts Court would repudiate Trump’s recess appointment scheme
Despite the facile comments that the president is “entitled” to have the Cabinet secretaries and of his own choosing, the Constitution rejects that notion of unbridled presidential discretion in ...Politics - The Hill - 21 hours ago -
Why an Offline Nuclear Reactor Led to Thousands of Hospital Appointments Being Canceled
Radioisotopes are a vital resource for imaging patients’ organs and tumors—but these unstable elements also suffer from an unstable supply chain.Tech - Wired - 4 hours ago -
Manchester United’s New Co-Owners Have Paid a High Price for Terrible Judgment
Keeping Erik ten Hag in the summer was INEOS’s first big blunder. It cannot afford another, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - October 29 -
Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who co-starred in 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died
Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who co-starred in 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has diedEntertainment - ABC News - October 29 -
In latest twist in Young Thug trial, rap star's co-defendant agrees to plea deal
A co-defendant in the racketeering and gun conspiracy case against Atlanta rapper Young Thug accepted a plea deal Tuesday after days of speculation over whether Georgia's longest-running criminal ...Politics - NBC News - October 29 -
Los Angeles Dodgers 2024 offseason preview: Will Shohei Ohtani and Co. be even better in 2025?
The Dodgers won the World Series after a regular season full of injuries to the lineup and starting rotation.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31 -
Peloton’s stock soars 30% after company names Apple Fitness+ co-founder as new CEO
Peloton announced the appointment of Peter Stern as new CEO effective Jan. 1. Stern is the co-founder of Apple Fitness+ and has done stints at Ford Motor Co. and Time Warner Cable.Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
Inside Robinhood Co-Founder Baiju Bhatt’s Vision for Distributed Solar Power from Space
The billionaire co-founder of investing platform Robinhood is staking his name and fortune on a decades old problem to put solar panels in space.Business - Inc. - October 31 -
Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro suspended from practicing law in New York
A state appellate court in New York suspended Kenneth Chesebro, who struck a plea deal with prosecutors pursuing the 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump, from ...Top stories - NBC News - October 31