House Republicans authorized a new rule to prevent Democrats from probing the Trump administration’s scandals until October.

House Republicans authorized a new rule to prevent Democrats from probing the Trump administration’s scandals until October.

Amid mounting scandals out of the Trump administration, House Republicans voted Tuesday in favor of a rule that creates hurdles for Democrats looking to investigate it.

Departments across Trump’s government have been rocked by scandals over a variety of issues: Elon Musk’s glaring conflicts of interest while gutting the federal government, Cabinet officials’discussing sensitive military plans with civilians via a third-party messaging platform or members of Congress benefiting as the White House turned tariffs on and off.

Democrats have tried to shine light on these and other scandals using what are called “resolutions of inquiry,” which can tee up what are essentially special votes over whether to provide information from the president or executive officials.

  • applebuschEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Filibuster everything. Literally everything that can be filibustered. See how fast we get rid of the filibuster.

    • constnt@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 days ago

      Chuck Schumer said his only job as a Democrat is to ensure that the Democratic party stays pro-israel. Cory Booker voted in favor of the last trump appointee. These people are not on the left. They are conservatives that wear blue and talk about things they don’t vote for.

    • Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 days ago

      The Old Guard/Corporate Dems don’t care, they will sit idly by as the shit hits the fan again and again and again, even some of them voted for Trumps appointments. Dems in Congress are not going to save us, only the people will. But most of us aren’t educated enough to know and understand what’s going on, hence why we’re in this whole pickle…