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Citizen Free Press @CitizenFreePres6 REPUBLICAN SENATORS WHO ARE WAVERING ON PETE HEGSETH.Susan Collins Lisa Murkowski John Curtis Lindsey Graham Mitch McConnell Joni Ernst And there are 3 others who have not committed.

“…in Case of Disagreement between [the House and Senate], with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, [the President] may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper.” — Article II, Section 3 The presidential power of adjourning Congress has never been used. There are no precedents and scant commentary about what it means or exactly what triggers it. But now, there is credible consideration of the idea being discussed as part of Trump’s demand for an adjournment to let him use recess appointments to completely bypass the Senate confirmation process. It wouldn’t be the first time the issue...

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) warned Senate Democrats on Thursday not to “become obstacles” toward President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees. The warning indicates Thune is inclined to facilitate Senate confirmations of individuals nominated by Trump, who won a landslide victory and moved 48 states to the right. Thune’s statement came one day after Senate Republicans elected him majority leader. Trump did not endorse anyone in the race, although many America First Republicans preferred Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) for the position. Thune is perceived to be close to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a politician often opposed to the America...

VIDEOAfter being castigated by her fellow leftists for her failure to ACT on moving Medicare For All forward, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez felt compelled into assuming Controlled Opposition Performance Art mode to hilariously pretend she (and Cori Bush) were unable to keep Congress from adjourning because they couldn't run fast enough through the halls of Congress. I kid you not. Yes, if only, if only AOC had just been just a little bit faster on her feet perhaps she could have extended the federal eviction moratorium. It sounds like a scene out of her future bio movie about the "radical" (but...

ANNAPOLIS — With just a week left in the 2012 General Assembly session, lawmakers have hundreds of bills left to consider. But only a handful of proposals will get most of their attention. The House and Senate still must approve a joint version of the state budget, which they are required to do before adjourning Monday. Legislators also will consider bills that would implement offshore-wind energy and set up a referendum on whether to allow table games and a new casino in Prince George’s County. A conference committee of House and Senate representatives got to work Monday on hashing out...

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<p>BATON ROUGE - Gov. Mike Foster bade the Louisiana Legislature farewell but not goodbye Monday, the frantic last day of the 2003 regular session.</p> <p>The same day, state lawmakers approved compromises on the nearly $17 billion executive operating budget and the $3 billion construction budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, a proposal to fund coastal restoration with mineral disputes and juvenile justice reform and settled dozens of other matters.</p>

Perry tries to make his presence known BY KELLEY SHANNON Associated Press Writer AUSTIN - Shaking hands, slapping backs and grinning, Gov. Rick Perry made his presence known in the Texas House and Senate, especially in the final frenzied days of the legislative session. Perry - who'd been panned by some in 2001 for his aloofness with lawmakers and for his record 82 vetoes - was clear this year that he intended to be "engaged." He held private meetings with legislators. His aides were often on the floor of the House and Senate. He pressed for state spending cuts. He...

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders are grappling this week with the politically sensitive issue of whether to adjourn and face voters with much of their business unfinished on issues ranging from homeland security to the budget. House of Representatives and Senate leaders have already conceded Congress will probably have to return after the Nov. 5 election -- which could change party control in both chambers -- to wrap up its work for the year. But neither has found a way to leave, even temporarily, without exposing their members to political attack. Illustrating the problem, House Republican leaders...