Oh? Trump considering to adjourn Congress and bypass Senate confirmation? Looks like... <sunglasses go on> NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT IS COMING!!
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The president can make recess appointments of cabinet members if the Senate is in recess and do so without Senate confirmation.
Article 2 section 3 grants the President the authority to adjourn Congress if the House and Senate cannot agree on a date of adjournment.
ArtII.S2.C3.1.1 Recess Appointments Power: Overview
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/article-2/section-2/clause-3/recess-appointments-power-overview
The current government budget was passed on September 26, 2024. This continuing resolution provides funding for federal agencies through December 20, 2024.
I assume if a new budget is not agreed upon by Dec 20th, the government shuts down and Trump can make all the recess appointment he likes.
Interesting JH. So if there is no money to run the government there is no reason for Congress to go to the Capitol. It would be nice for the government to be shut down for a month. That would save 1/12 of the budget, huh? Naw it's nice to speculate but never under estimate the deviousness of a Congresscritter. They are a very hard species to get rid of.