Cabbage News Network Week #-1.5

[kmusser]

Stickied until the inauguration: Status of cabinet picks and other appointments: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/politics/donald-trump-administration.html - hearings begin this week, before background reviews are complete (source) Hearing schedule is here, note many are simultaneous to make following them more difficult.

Friday 1/6

• All U.S. ambassadors being withdrawn by inauguration day (normally they stay on until their replacements are approved) (source).


• Congress looking to get started on that wall (and shockingly it would be U.S. taxpayers, not Mexico paying for it) (source)


• Full report on Russian interference in the election.


• House passes REINS act which would require congressional approval for all major regulations, act is unlikely to pass senate though (source)

Sunday 1/8

• WP article on Trump's non-cabinet advisors, who are not subject to conflict of interest laws (source)

Monday 1/9

• If Trump signs that bill rolling back the last 60 days of regulations the House passed last week, he'll also be signing away a chunk of his executive power to Congress (source).


• Major Senate votes planned for Wednesday (simultaneous with cabinet hearings), mostly on the stuff the House passed last week, including Obamacare repeal. (source).

Comments

[evcelt.livejournal.com]

In the interest of precision, it's the politcally appointed ambassadors that are being recalled. It's still a jerk move, though...

[kmusser]

Here I was under the impression that all ambassadors were politically appointed, but thanks to you and wikipedia I have been set straight :-)