Will Trump Pursue Bonkers Plan to Adjourn Both Houses of Congress? [REVISED]
I’ve been hearing of a crazy plan in which Donald Trump would exercise his authority to adjourn both Houses of Congress so that he could recess-appoint his Cabinet officials.
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December 2 Shaping Up as Jack Smith’s End Game
New signs that the special counsel is poised to end his Florida case against the president-elect, just as he is winding down his Trump case in Washington.
The Ethics Hysterics Are Back
The ethical industrial complex is mobilizing in opposition to Donald Trump’s decision to tap entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a commission.
The ‘It Turns Out’ Election
According to the exit polls, Trump won 45 percent of the women’s vote overall, 53 percent of white women, 38 percent of Latino women, 37 percent of women from age 18 to 29, 43 percent of women age 30 ...
Trump Prepares a Pentagon Plucking Committee
The Wall Street Journal reported today that the Trump transition team is drafting an executive order to "create a board to purge general officers." Such a board, the article's subhead warned, "could ...
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—November 13
Days after Ronald Reagan has defeated Jimmy Carter in his bid for re-election and after Republicans have won control of the incoming Senate, President Carter nominates Stephen G. Breyer, then ...
Fired FEMA Administrator Says Avoidance of ‘Hostile’ MAGA Homes Was Widespread
She went on to further explain the agency’s guidelines for interacting with antagonistic victims. “FEMA always preaches avoidance first and then de-escalation. So, this is not isolated,” Washington ...
Joe Biden Ensured That the Democrats Were Dead before the Ship Even Sank
Biden’s Arrogance Destroyed His Party It’s an obvious truth — already a commonplace — that Joe Biden deserves an enormous portion of the blame for Kamala Harris’s failure last Tuesday; the only debate ...
How Immigrants Redistribute Political Power — Without Voting
In the future, immigrants who become naturalized citizens may alter the American electorate, but all immigrants shift political power in the U.S. right now, even without voting. That’s the takeaway ...
Give the President the Cabinet He Wants
A president deserves to get the cabinet officials he wants, provided that the nominee is qualified, scandal-free, and not an ideological extremist.
China Is Already Trying to Dictate Terms to Trump
China’s government has already undercut the faux-conciliatory message that Xi Jinping sent Donald Trump two days after the election.