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How and why the US Senate could thwart Trump’s cabinet picks

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par Katie Pruszynski, PhD Candidate, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield

The US government, on the the ignominious anniversary of the seditious coup attempt on January 6 2020, met this week to ratify Donald Trump’s very real victory in the 2024 presidential election. They are shortly about to fulfil another key democratic function that ushers in a new presidential administration.

Article II, section II of the US Constitution confers power on the president to appoint cabinet members. But these must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the Senate.

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