#senate-confirmation

#senate-confirmation

Rhodes has been acting as a senior adviser to OFPP's parent agency, the Office of Management and Budget, since February with the responsibility of leading the Trump administration's push to restructure federal procurement. All but one section of the Federal Acquisition Regulation has been overhauled since then. OFPP and the FAR Council have collaborated on the effort and gradually rolled out the changes.

"The general counsels of the CIA and ODNI wield extraordinary influence, and they do so entirely in secret, shaping policies on surveillance, detention, interrogation and other highly consequential national security matters," they wrote in the letter sent Friday and addressed to the top Republican and Democratic leaders on the Senate and House intelligence committees. "Moreover, they are the ones primarily responsible for determining the boundaries of what these agencies may lawfully do."

I know that the U.S. Attorney from the Eastern District or from that district in Virginia, that he was approved by two Democrat senators who, in my opinion, are among the worst. And when I learned that two senators, Democrats, because, as you know, it's very hard with the Blue Slip, it is very hard for a Republican to get somebody approved if you have one senator that's a Democrat because of an old custom. It's not a law, it' s a custom.

Actually, she was one of 48 Trump nominees for sub-Cabinet positions and ambassadorships to be confirmed in a nuclear option rule change, used to bypass a 60-vote threshold for confirming nominees in batches, as NBC News reported. However Guilfoyle got the job, she expressed profound gratitude to Trump and to the U.S. Senate for their trust and confidence in me. She said on X: It is the honor of my life to serve as the first female ambassador of the United States to Greece.

The federal public defender's office in Los Angeles filed a motion Friday to disqualify acting U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli, arguing that President Trump's pick to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Southern California is unlawfully occupying his post.

You know, they're trying to look at this as they all need to get along to go along. But they're not looking at what this does. The president was rightfully voted in by a majority of Americans, and he is entitled to pick his U.S. Attorneys, his Department of Justice officials, his judges, so that we can continue the agenda that the American public voted for which is to get rid of crime.

Recess appointments allow Trump to expedite the appointment of numerous nominees without the traditional Senate confirmation process, enabling more efficient governance aligned with voters' choices.

In a floor speech ahead of Thursday's vote, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said that Long is 'knee-deep in tax scams, corruption, and cover-ups' that should disqualify him from leading the IRS.

If I'm confirmed, before DOGE is able to access anything with regard to personnel and personal protected information, there will be some kind of contract that prevents them from doing certain things.

Hegseth weathered Senate confirmation challenges but is now facing potential dismissal as reports suggest the White House may be seeking his replacement.