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Recess Appointments
November 19, 2024
PodcastThe Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Transcript: How Trump Can Steamroll Senate with Gaetz Pick, Explained
An interview with congressional expert Sarah Binder, who explains how Trump really can use recess appointments to jam through Matt Gaetz and RFK Jr.—and why it’s so dangerous.
November 19, 2024
PodcastThe Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Trump’s Ugly Threat to Bypass Senate With Gaetz Pick Takes Darker Turn
As Trump mulls recess appointments to ram through disastrous personnel choices like Matt Gaetz, an expert in congressional rules explains how this really could happen—and why it’s so dangerous.
June 26, 2014
Brian Beutler
The Supreme Court's Recess Appointment Ruling Should Petrify Democrats
January 29, 2013
Timothy Noah
Don’t Ban Recess Appointments!
January 28, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
The War Over Recess Appointments Is Not for the Supreme Court to Settle
January 25, 2013
Timothy Noah
Damn, the Recess Appointment Decision is Right

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