Changing Of The Guard—The Weekly Roundup

To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus *NOTE: Upcoming Mailbag Episode! Send us your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave a voicemail at ‪(202) 455-4558‬* This week, we discuss Senate Republicans picking a new leader, Trump’s push for recess appointments, named cabinet nominees, and White House staffing. Next, we discuss reporting that FEMA workers were told to skip houses with Trump signs, and the allegations it was a widespread practice. Finally, in our separate Politicology+ episode we talk about a House hearing about UFOs and the former military leaders sounding alarms that we are unprepared this technology. Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel: Susan Del Percio (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert) Stef Kight (Politics Reporter at Axios) Segments this week: (02:56) The Senate and recess appointments for Cabinet positions (28:34) FEMA skips Trump supporters Not yet a Politicology+ member? Don’t miss all the extra episodes on the private, ad-free version of this podcast. Upgrade now at politicology.com/plus. Follow this week’s panel on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://x.com/DelPercioS https://x.com/StefWKight Related reading: Segment 1: Axios - John Thune wins Senate Republican leader race Politico-Tracking Trump’s Cabinet picks Axios - Republicans "stunned and disgusted" as Trump taps Matt Gaetz for AG WP - Trump demanded senators allow recess appointments. Here’s what that means. NY Post - Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal reneges on support for axing filibuster after Republicans flip the Senate Segment 2: Daily Wire - EXCLUSIVE: FEMA Official Ordered Relief Workers To Skip Houses With Trump Signs Fox News - Fired FEMA employee says instructions to skip Trump homes were part of ‘colossal avoidance’ policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices