Headline Roundup • August 6th, 2017
Senate Blocks Trump Recess Appointments
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The Senate has unanimously voted to block Trump from making any recess appointments during the August break. As a result, Trump will not be able to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions or special counsel Robert Mueller without Senate approval. GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski led the effort after publicly feuding with Trump following her vote against the Obamacare repeal.
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Senate blocks Trump from making recess appointments over break
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The Senate blocked President Trump from being able to make recess appointments on Thursday as lawmakers leave Washington for their August break.
Good news, bad news as Trump administration staffs up
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President Trump got some good news Thursday regarding his efforts to fill job vacancies in his administration: Nearly 70 nominees received Senate approval in one fell swoop.
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