AMERICANTHINKER - To SAVE America — or not?
By Eric Utter If dispensing with the filibuster, the “nuclear option,” is a necessary precursor to passing the SAVE America Act, then that is what must be done.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Senate advances stopgap spending measure to fund federal government through December
The chamber advanced the resolution by invoking cloture in a bipartisan 89-4 split and comes as senators prepare to leave town for their August recess.
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JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Senate advances Lindsey Graham's Russian sanctions bill
The Senate is expected to vote on whether to pass the legislation on Wednesday, but voted Tuesday in a 86-12 split to end debate on the legislation and invoke cloture.
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STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - Can Trump Get a New Attorney General Confirmed Under Today’s Filibuster Rules?
Can Trump Get a New Attorney General Confirmed Under Today’s Filibuster Rules? Roger Stone interviews legal expert Jeff Clark to analyze the procedural and constitutional hurdles facing the executive branch during a second Trump administration. The conversation first details the rigorous Senate confirmation process required for a permanent Attorney General, highlighting how political friction and […] The post Can Trump Get a New Attorney General Confirmed Under Today’s Filibuster Rules? appeared first on StoneZone .
Can Trump Get a New Attorney General Confirmed Under Today’s Filibuster Rules? Roger Stone interviews legal expert Jeff Clark to analyze the procedural and constitutional hurdles facing the executive branch during a second Trump administration. The conversation first details the rigorous Senate confirmation process required for a permanent Attorney General, highlighting how political friction and the sixty-vote cloture threshold can significantly delay cabinet appointments. Shifting to a specific legal dispute, the speakers critique a judicial injunction halting White House construction projects, arguing that such rulings represent a breach of the separation of powers. Clark specifically challenges the doctrine of aesthetic standing,…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Joe Khalil) - Thune pours cold water on Trump push to reform filibuster for SAVE Act
Democrats could easily block the SAVE Act by voting against a cloture motion.
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