Trump Seeks Influence Over Senate GOP Leadership and Cabinet Appointments

TL;DR Summary
President-elect Donald Trump and his allies are attempting to influence the Republican-led Senate by promoting Sen. Rick Scott for GOP leader and seeking to bypass Senate approval for Trump's administrative and judicial appointments.
- Trump, allies signal they will try to call the shots for Republican-led Senate The Washington Post
- Senate leader contender John Thune responds to new Trump litmus test ahead of election Fox News
- Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away The Associated Press
- Treene: Trump is trying to find way to avoid Senate confirmation process for his cabinet CNN
- Trump declares Senate majority candidates should allow him to make recess appointments NBC News
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
1
Time Saved
0 min
vs 1 min read
Condensed
33%
49 → 33 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on The Washington Post