Gaetz recess appointment could be unconstitutional, former DOJ official who wrote torture memos warns
The former Justice Department official who authored the post-9/11 “torture memos” cautioned that President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general “would plunge the DOJ into a political and legal quagmire” — and that
Powerful GOP steering committee comes together
House Republicans named the members of their steering committee Wednesday, locking in a new group that holds power to set most committee assignments and committee chairs, significantly influencing how the conference as a whole operates. The 30 person body includes
The Vance-Gaetz message to senators: Get him to a hearing
Senators exiting closed-door meetings with Matt Gaetz on Wednesday had a message: Just get the man to a hearing. Gaetz, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, and Vice President-elect JD Vance (R-Ohio) met with GOP senators on Wednesday to discuss
Trump’s plan to let Lutnick oversee trade office needs Congress’ buy-in
In announcing his Commerce secretary pick Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump also suggested he wants to dramatically reorder how trade policy is made in Washington. Congress will likely have something to say about that. Trump tapped Howard Lutnick for the role,
Steve Bannon ally reuses Vance’s ‘mouth breathing imbeciles’ quip
Grace Chong, chief financial officer and chief operating officer for MAGA podcaster Steve Bannon’s “War Room,” called Republicans who missed the vote to confirm a judicial nominee Wednesday “mouth breathing imbeciles!!!” on X — a clapback to JD Vance’s recent