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Did you notice the odd thing about the two latest appointments to the upper ranks of the government? Both of the women appointed to secretarial posts were career civil servants, who were recruited to the administrative officer ranks in (coincidentally) 1989. Chief Executive John Lee (centre) swears in the new Secretary for Transport and Logistics […]
Supreme Court judge, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah. — SC website Supreme Court’s senior puisne judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has expressed concerns over the “potential political appointments” in judiciary in light of the recently-enacted 26th Amendment, saying that it has granted majority to the executive in the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). “The judiciary has […]
“I remember in Geneva, two months ago, we said, ‘Pay attention, because on this specific week there is a risk of shortage if there is any problem with one of the active reactors’—and that’s what happened,” recalls David Crunelle, a spokesman for Nuclear Medicine Europe (NMEU), an industrial association. Because of their very nature, it’s […]
With some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet and other presumptive nominees facing an uncertain path to confirmation, some Republicans have considered embracing recess appointments to allow Trump to temporarily fill vacancies without Senate approval. But that approach might come with its own complications. Many GOP senators have hesitated to cede authority over confirmations. With 53 […]
President-elect Donald Trump capped off a topsy-turvy week with a slew of new nominees, including a key Project 2025 architect and another Fox News contributor, for top posts in his government. Trump has already recorded a loss this week after his pick for U.S. attorney general, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name for consideration following immense […]
Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday left the door open to adjourning Congress so President-elect Donald Trump can appoint his Cabinet nominees outside of the usual Senate confirmation process if necessary. “We’re in a time of very divided government and a very partisan atmosphere in Washington. I wish it were not. I wish the Senate would […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson said “there may be a function” to facilitate the use of recess appointments to speed up the confirmation of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees. Why it matters: The process of adjourning the Senate to allow Trump to install his picks without congressional approval would mean the chamber would shirk its advice-and-consent role […]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., on Sunday defended Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, saying that Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, is “extremely intelligent when it comes to” vaccines and questioned levels of autism in the United States. “I’ve sat down and had a, had […]
Senator John Thune has suggested that recess appointments could be a potential strategy to push through President-elect Donald Trump‘s cabinet appointments. Some of Trump’s cabinet nominees for his second term have raised eyebrows in Washington. They include vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health and human services secretary; former Representative Tulsi Gabbard, who previously […]
Donald Trump has announced seven new appointments for his incoming administration, recruiting Mike Huckabee as the US ambassador to Israel and Steven Witkoff as Middle East envoy. Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, has a track record of hardline, occasionally provocative, pro-Israel rhetoric and previously said Israel has a rightful claim to the West Bank. […]