Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era

That December 20th deadline is going to creep up very quickly. Congress returns to Washington today after an extended election, recess, lawmakers face an urgent to do list and *** ticking clock. They have about five weeks to pass *** funding bill to keep the government open. Expect *** clash because that's always what happens when we have these, these potential shutdowns. Republicans are likely going to push for *** short term funding patch while Democrats are going to want *** longer term funding plan. Another pressing concern is this fiscal year's National Defense Authorization Act, the House and Senate have separate versions on the table and need one that can pass both chambers. Congress also faces pressure to approve more disaster relief funds after hurricanes Milton and Helene, we have seen an increase in the frequency and gravity of extreme weather events and it is our obligation as *** government to be prepared for the long term and that is why we need Congress to act. Meanwhile, some farm bill programs expire at the end of this year. The debt ceiling will be reinstated. January 2nd and President Biden will have the opportunity over the next 70 days to make the case to the Congress and to the incoming administration that the United States should not walk away from Ukraine. I may be Kylie reporting.

Congress returns to a changed Washington as President-elect Donald Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s hard-right agenda is quickly taking shape, buoyed by eager Republican allies eyeing a full sweep of power on Capitol Hill while Democrats are sorting out what went wrong.Even as final election results are still being tallied, the House and Senate leadership is pushing ahead toward a second-term Trump White House and what he's called a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�mandate바카라 게임 웹사이트� for governing, with mass deportations, industry deregulation and wholesale gutting of the federal government.Trump is already testing the norms of governance during this presidential transition period 바카라 게임 웹사이트� telling the Senate to forgo its advise-and-consent role and simply accept his Cabinet nominees 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and he is staffing his administration and finding lawmakers willing to bend those civic traditions.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s going to deliver his deportations, the drilling, the wall 바카라 게임 웹사이트� it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s going to take all of us getting together,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., a conservative member of the House Freedom Caucus.But first, the House and Senate leaders will hold internal party elections this week for their own jobs. Most of the top Republican leaders depend on Trump for their political livelihoods and have worked to draw closer to the president-elect to shore up loyalty.House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is on the cusp of keeping a slim majority hold of the chamber with several House races still too early to call, will assemble his leadership team early Tuesday on the Capitol steps for a victory lap and agenda-setting.In the Senate, where Republicans seized power from Democrats on election night, three Republican senators who are vying to become the new GOP leader have rushed to agree with Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s plan for quick confirmation of presidential nominees.바카라 게임 웹사이트�As Congress returns to Washington, we must prepare the Senate to advance that agenda legislatively and ensure that the president-elect can hit the ground running with his appointees confirmed as soon as possible,바카라 게임 웹사이트� GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who is seeking the leadership job, wrote in a Fox 온라인 바카라 게임 opinion piece.All told, it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a fundamental reshaping of not only the power centers in Washington, but the rules of governing, as Trump returns to the White House in January with a potential GOP-led Congress that is far less skeptical or wary of his approach than eight years ago, and much more willing to back him.바카라 게임 웹사이트�This is going to be a very challenging time,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.She described the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�horrific immigration policies바카라 게임 웹사이트� that Trump promised voters and she insisted the progressives in Congress will provide an 바카라 게임 웹사이트�effective check바카라 게임 웹사이트� on the new White House, much the way Democrats did during his first term by fighting efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and other policies.At the same time, Jayapal warned Trump will have 바카라 게임 웹사이트�many fewer restrictions.""Our members are ready to take up the fight again," she said, standing alongside a handful of newly elected progressive lawmakers she called the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�bright lights바카라 게임 웹사이트� joining Congress.First tests will come during the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�lame duck바카라 게임 웹사이트� period of the remaining days of this Congress, the eight-week sprint until Jan. 3, 2025, when the new lawmakers are sworn into office.As lawmakers return this week they will be joined by dozens of new names in the House and Senate who are in town for freshmen orientation weeks and the private leadership elections scheduled for Wednesday.But Republican senators are protesting that one of their own, newly elected Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania, is being excluded from orientation week by Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer because there are still uncounted ballots in his race. Schumer's office has said it is custom to wait until all the ballots are counted.The Senate leadership race to replace outgoing GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is turning into a test of Trump loyalties, with the president-elect's allies 바카라 게임 웹사이트� including billionaire Elon Musk and Make America Great Again influencers 바카라 게임 웹사이트� pushing the senators to elect Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.But Scott has not been the most popular candidate for the leadership post, and senators had been rallying around the two 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Johns바카라 게임 웹사이트� 바카라 게임 웹사이트� Thune, the second-ranking GOP leader, and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas. The outcome of Wednesday's private balloting behind closed doors is highly uncertain.In the House, some conservative Republicans are quietly suggesting their own leadership elections should be postponed until the final results of the House races are resolved. Democrats will hold their House and Senate leadership elections later.Johnson wants to retain the speaker's gavel and told colleagues in a letter last week he is ready to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�take the field바카라 게임 웹사이트� with them to deliver on Trump's agenda. But he is expected to face detractors behind closed doors.While Johnson only needs a simple majority during Wednesday's private voting to become the GOP nominee to be speaker, he will need a 218-member majority in January during a floor vote of the whole House.A low vote total this week will show the leverage Freedom Caucus members and others have to pry concessions from Johnson, much as they forced then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy into a prolonged vote for the gavel in 2023.And while Johnson predicts next year will launch the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�most consequential바카라 게임 웹사이트� presidency and Congress in modern times, he has had difficulty this year leading Republicans who refused to go along with plans, forcing the speaker to often partner with Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.Johnson's troubles stem in part from his slim majority, but that could persist if Trump continues to tap House Republicans to fill his administration. Trump has already asked Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to be ambassador to the United Nations and Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., to be his national security adviser.바카라 게임 웹사이트�We're pretty much maxed out,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Everybody understands that.바카라 게임 웹사이트�In the weeks ahead, Congress faces another deadline, Dec. 20, to fund the federal government or risk a shutdown, and conservatives are redoubling their pressure on Johnson not to cave on their demands to slash spending.The House and Senate also will consider replenishing the Disaster Relief Fund to help provide aid in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.And with President Joe Biden preparing to exit and Democrats relinquishing their hold on the Senate, there will be pressure to confirm more judicial nominees and to usher out the door any other bills that could possibly become law before Trump takes over.___Associated Press writers Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick and Stephen Groves contributed to this report.

WASHINGTON —

Even as final election results are still being tallied, the House and Senate leadership is pushing ahead toward a second-term Trump White House and what he's called a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�mandate바카라 게임 웹사이트� for governing, with mass deportations, industry deregulation and wholesale gutting of the federal government.

Trump is already testing the norms of governance during this presidential transition period 바카라 게임 웹사이트� telling the Senate to forgo its advise-and-consent role and simply accept his Cabinet nominees 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and he is staffing his administration and finding lawmakers willing to bend those civic traditions.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s going to deliver his deportations, the drilling, the wall 바카라 게임 웹사이트� it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s going to take all of us getting together,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., a conservative member of the House Freedom Caucus.

But first, the House and Senate leaders will hold internal party elections this week for their own jobs. Most of the top Republican leaders depend on Trump for their political livelihoods and have worked to draw closer to the president-elect to shore up loyalty.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is on the cusp of keeping a slim majority hold of the chamber with several House races still too early to call, will assemble his leadership team early Tuesday on the Capitol steps for a victory lap and agenda-setting.

In the Senate, where Republicans seized power from Democrats on election night, three Republican senators who are vying to become the new GOP leader have rushed to agree with Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s plan for quick confirmation of presidential nominees.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�As Congress returns to Washington, we must to advance that agenda legislatively and ensure that the president-elect can hit the ground running with his appointees confirmed as soon as possible,바카라 게임 웹사이트� GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who is seeking the leadership job, wrote in a Fox 온라인 바카라 게임 opinion piece.

All told, it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a fundamental reshaping of not only the power centers in Washington, but the rules of governing, as Trump returns to the White House in January with a potential GOP-led Congress that is far less skeptical or wary of his approach than eight years ago, and much more willing to back him.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�This is going to be a very challenging time,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

She described the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�horrific immigration policies바카라 게임 웹사이트� that Trump promised voters and she insisted the progressives in Congress will provide an 바카라 게임 웹사이트�effective check바카라 게임 웹사이트� on the new White House, much the way Democrats did during his first term by fighting efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and other policies.

At the same time, Jayapal warned Trump will have 바카라 게임 웹사이트�many fewer restrictions."

"Our members are ready to take up the fight again," she said, standing alongside a handful of newly elected progressive lawmakers she called the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�bright lights바카라 게임 웹사이트� joining Congress.

First tests will come during the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�lame duck바카라 게임 웹사이트� period of the remaining days of this Congress, the eight-week sprint until Jan. 3, 2025, when the new lawmakers are sworn into office.

As lawmakers return this week they will be joined by dozens of new names in the House and Senate who are in town for freshmen orientation weeks and the private leadership elections scheduled for Wednesday.

But Republican senators are protesting that one of their own, newly elected Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania, is being excluded from orientation week by Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer because there are still uncounted ballots in his race. Schumer's office has said it is custom to wait until all the ballots are counted.

The Senate leadership race to replace outgoing GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is turning into a test of Trump loyalties, with the president-elect's allies 바카라 게임 웹사이트� including billionaire Elon Musk and Make America Great Again influencers 바카라 게임 웹사이트� pushing the senators to elect Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.

But Scott has not been the most popular candidate for the leadership post, and senators had been rallying around the two 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Johns바카라 게임 웹사이트� 바카라 게임 웹사이트� Thune, the second-ranking GOP leader, and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas. The outcome of Wednesday's private balloting behind closed doors is highly uncertain.

In the House, some conservative Republicans are quietly suggesting their own leadership elections should be postponed until the final results of the House races are resolved. Democrats will hold their House and Senate leadership elections later.

Johnson wants to retain the speaker's gavel and told colleagues in a letter last week he is ready to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�take the field바카라 게임 웹사이트� with them to deliver on Trump's agenda. But he is expected to face detractors behind closed doors.

While Johnson only needs a simple majority during Wednesday's private voting to become the GOP nominee to be speaker, he will need a 218-member majority in January during a floor vote of the whole House.

A low vote total this week will show the leverage Freedom Caucus members and others have to pry concessions from Johnson, much as they forced then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy into a prolonged vote for the gavel in 2023.

And while Johnson predicts next year will launch the 바카라 게임 웹사이트�most consequential바카라 게임 웹사이트� presidency and Congress in modern times, he has had difficulty this year leading Republicans who refused to go along with plans, forcing the speaker to often partner with Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Johnson's troubles stem in part from his slim majority, but that could persist if Trump continues to tap House Republicans to fill his administration. Trump has already asked Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to be ambassador to the United Nations and Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., to be his national security adviser.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�We're pretty much maxed out,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Everybody understands that.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

In the weeks ahead, Congress faces another deadline, Dec. 20, to fund the federal government or risk a shutdown, and conservatives are redoubling their pressure on Johnson not to cave on their demands to slash spending.

The House and Senate also will consider replenishing the Disaster Relief Fund to help provide aid in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

And with President Joe Biden preparing to exit and Democrats relinquishing their hold on the Senate, there will be pressure to confirm more judicial nominees and to usher out the door any other bills that could possibly become law before Trump takes over.

___

Associated Press writers Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick and Stephen Groves contributed to this report.

Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era

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