Senate GOP eyes recess appointments as stalemate drags on

Fed-up Senate Republicans are starting to whisper about recess appointments again as Democrats stonewall them on nominees, cutting into the start of August recess.Why it matters: Senate leaders and the White House are still negotiating on a deal to end the standoff. But skipping town and letting President Trump speed-run his nomination list is an increasingly attractive option, some GOP senators told Axios."The Senate should immediately adjourn and let President Trump use recess appointments to enact the agenda 77M Americans voted for," Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) posted on Saturday.Recess appointments, as well as using the nuclear option to change chamber rules with a simple majority to expedite the confirmation process, are becoming real possibilities as talks drag into the evening.The Senate is in session on an August weekend voting on nominations, as Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the White House struggle to find a compromise.How it works: Recess appointments would give Trump leeway to jam through numerous nominees without having to go through the usual Senate confirmation process.The Senate would have to agree to adjourn with a majority vote, and the House also would have to come back into town and agree to adjourn and cancel scheduled pro-forma days.Those nominees would only be able to serve through the end of 2026 — and without payment.Zoom in: Schumer wants the White House to release withheld federal funding in exchange for passing a small batch of uncontroversial nominees, per a source familiar.Democrats are also willing to commit to another batch later in the year — but only if it is formally written into an agreement that the deal is off if the White House so much as sends over another rescissions package.Republicans continue to point out that Democratic stonewalling is unprecedented. Typically, even the minority party ultimately allows some level of deference to the party in power and allows lower-level nominations to move more quickly.What's next: Both sides were still trading offers as of early Saturday evening."All options remain on the table," a Thune spokesperson told Axios.

Comments

World news

Ukraine-Russia latest: Fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant contained after explosions

Independent

Orlando woman without medical license arrested after botched ‘double chin’ surgery which she tried eight times to correct: police

about 8 hours ago

Hundreds of sick children from Gaza to be evacuated to UK for critical NHS treatment

Independent

Comments

Similar News

"Nuclear option" lingers over Senate as members leave for August recess

Trump eats his own: President appears to relish flaying Republican senators in the public square amid Epstein pressure

Senate to Trump on job numbers: Don't shoot the messenger

Senate pushes bill that would give disaster victims six months of mortgage relief as they rebuild

After Trump’s Ukraine pivot, Senate panel moves to fund more military aid

Senate Democrats' bid to block $675 million Israeli arms deal fails

Bernie Sanders puts Senate Democrats on notice over Gaza – and on the record with vote to block arms to Israel

Democrats invoke rare Senate rule to force release of Epstein documents

Senate committee passes bill that aims to stop sharks stealing fish from anglers

Scoop: Senate Dems launching last-ditch bid to block Trump tariffs

Senate votes to confirm Trump's defense lawyer Emil Bove to a U.S. appeals court

Ex-Trump lawyer Emil Bove confirmed to federal appeals court by US Senate

Senate Democrats brawl over Trump: ‘A lot of us...want to f***ing fight’

Senate floor erupts as Booker accuses Dems of being "complicit" to Trump

Australia politics live: Senate votes against search engine ID checks; just one in seven Australians back Israel’s actions in Gaza

Republican Senate candidate spells name of own state wrong in campaign video

Project 2025 architect is taking on Trump stalwart Lindsey Graham, 70, for Senate seat

CNN host laughs at Republican senator as he fact-checks him on Epstein ‘sweetheart’ deal

Republican senator calls Jay Powell ‘the Fauci of the financial system’

Labor and Greens unite to condemn One Nation senators for snubbing acknowledgment of country

World news

Ukraine-Russia latest: Fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant contained after explosions

Inside the Labour-Reform spin wars – as Farage and Starmer follow Blair’s playbook

I thought being an adult would be fun freedom – at 23, my life is boring routine

I’m a landlord renting to students – should I charge less during the summer break?

The North African beach holiday that’s surprisingly cool in summer

Dogs have found a new way to manipulate us – their love is meaningless

'God understands us': Inside a Nigerian church where the deaf find faith and community

Amy Bradley's cryptic letter to girlfriend 'predicting disappearance' before she vanished

Twisted mum padlocked children in room then killed husband and hid body in morgue

Cops find trove of unexploded IEDs at home of Tennessee man accused of making threats to officials

Rescue workers in Chile find the body of one of 5 miners trapped in a copper mine

Just 36 aid trucks entered Gaza yesterday, Palestinian officials claim - short of 600 needed

No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel

Earthquake hits New York City and eastern New Jersey late Saturday as residents report buildings shaking

Pardons, positions and power: Trump’s donor list raises questions about pay-for-access in his administration

Rescue crews searching for five trapped Chilean miners find body

Wildfire northwest of Nanaimo burning out of control, forces evacuations

Tiger-Cats outlast struggling Elks 28-24 for sixth straight win

'I felt an unspoken pressure to smile' - Kenyan women in the workplace

Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, is transferred to a prison camp in Texas

Leaked memo from Hegseth’s brother calls for US army to help with deportations nationwide ‘for years to come’: report

India to defy Trump’s threats and keep buying Russian oil, government sources say

"Nuclear option" lingers over Senate as members leave for August recess

Scherzer shines in shutting down Royals

WATCH: How many pull-ups can you do? Trump revives fitness test for school kids

Ukraine officials held in military drone corruption probe

Orlando woman without medical license arrested after botched ‘double chin’ surgery which she tried eight times to correct: police

Hundreds of sick children from Gaza to be evacuated to UK for critical NHS treatment

Judge awards Vegas man custody of his brother who he believes may also be his son

India hints it will keep buying Russian oil - despite Trump threats

Scherzer solid, Blue Jays double Royals 4-2

The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved, until now

Rescuers race to save Chile miners after collapse kills at least one

How South Korea's K-beauty industry is being hit by Trump tariffs

Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth event

Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages - is the steep cost to protect them worth it?

Lebanon mourns beloved artist Ziad Rahbani

Trump’s Rose Garden redesign is in. And critics aren’t impressed

Two snorkelers die, child injured during lobster miniseason in Miami

British ‘assassin’ on the run found in Spain with weapons after crashing car

Senate GOP eyes recess appointments as stalemate drags on

India indicates it will keep buying Russian oil despite Trump's threats

JP Saxe’s North American tour cancelled over low ticket sales despite online appeal

Ukraine’s Kostyuk through to quarterfinals of women’s National Bank Open in Montreal

Benjamin Netanyahu under increasing pressure to accept Gaza ceasefire amid famine

Family condemns Hamas video showing emaciated Israeli hostage

Special air-quality warnings, statements across Canada from Prairies wildfire smoke

Ceremony held for RCAF pilot killed in Cape Breton crash while training in 1944

Police release new picture of suspect in Montana bar shooting as search moves to mountains

Food earmarked for millions of people still languishes in warehouses after Trump shuttered USAID

British man dies after going to Turkey for hair transplant

Rhinos now have radioactive horns to fight off poachers

Photos show costumed participants steer stand-up paddle boards at a festival in Russia

Sarah Nurse ready to make waves with new PWHL team in Vancouver

4 charged with first-degree murder in death of 19-year-old B.C. man

Environment Canada issues severe thunderstorm watches amid B.C. wildfire fight

Actor who played Maddie McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has terrible secret