It happened again.

The House and Senate convened briefly today in empty chambers to block @realDonaldTrump from making recess appointments. pic.twitter.com/CTxT7WhMfq

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) August 8, 2025

Is this a uniparty thing?

Edit:

Nvm found a reasonable explanation here:

https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3551405/replies/70600170

"Recess appointments aren't the sledgehammer people think. They expire at the end of the senate term and ultimately have to go back through the confirmation process, where they can just get held up again.

It would be far better to do this the way it has traditionally been done with a combination of unanimous consent and voice votes.

But for many democrats, the fact that Trump appointed them is a disqualifying factor. Look at the votes out of committee. I haven't looked at all of them, but the ones I have seen are straight party line votes. There is no "I don't agree with you politically but your qualifications and character are acceptable, so I will vote yes." It's simply, Trump wants you so you must be bad."

Well, the country's still running up a **** ton of debt, my lights are still on, gas pumps are full.

Maybe the jobs they're trying to fill actually are yet another group of Fed jobs that aren't needed?

Call me a cynic. I always say, follow the money.

Trump will just run his administration with Interim Appointments.

F*** the dems.

Thune seems like a waste of space uniparty swamp creature. He should be busting balls and moving these along. Same goes for Johnson.

ts5641 said:

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Thune seems like a waste of space uniparty swamp creature. He should be busting balls and moving these along. Same goes for Johnson.

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Thune is Mitch McConnell's protege. He's a RINO through and through.

The power of confirmation is a big deal to senators. I expect a rule change when they come back from vacation and then some will be swiftly confirmed via voice vote.

That's exactly what's going to happen.

Notice Trump isn't calling Thune out? They are working hand-in-hand on this.

Just before the recess, the two most "controversial" nominees Bove & Pirro were confirmed.

We sure was hell do need federal prosecutors and judges and sons of these key bureaucratic posts manned by conservatives, as right now they are still dominated by reckless progressives. These appointments matter. The senate is just lazy and useless, not sure why they are putting off their obligations unless they do have some plan they're working on.