Happy New Majority Day!

[DonViejo]

Trump Finally Gets Checked As Dems Officially Take House Control At Noon

By Cameron Joseph
January 3, 2019 6:00 am

Things are about to change in a big way in Washington.

Democrats will take back control of the House for the first time in eight years at noon ET Thursday, putting an official check on President Trump’s powers and setting up what could be an increasingly acrimonious two years in the nation’s capital as they square off with the bellicose president.

Democrats will have 235 seats in the House, enough to block any GOP legislative proposals and a seat at the table in all legislative functions. Their new majority will also play a key oversight role of the president, with multiple committees champing at the bit to start investigating potential malfeasance committed by the Trump administration.

Renewed congressional oversight could trigger massive fights between the House and the administration over executive privilege as Democrats go digging into various White House actions, as well as the departments and agencies. The newly renamed House Committee on Oversight and Reform (dropping Government from the name), House Intelligence Committee and House Judiciary Committee are all expected to play key roles in investigating the administration, something the GOP-controlled House willfully refused to do. Their subpoenas won’t be limited to solving whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 election, either.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is all but guaranteed to take back the speaker’s gavel, making her the first person to return to the speakership since Sam Rayburn did so back in 1954. Pelosi, 78, achieved this feat by cutting a deal with Democrats who opposed her return by promising to serve only two more terms as her party’s leader.

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[Cha]

1. For political junkies, Thursday is a date to remember. Nancy Pelosi is expected

Link to tweet

To Nancy!

Thanks Don!

[2naSalit]

2. Yessuh!

Been waiting for this part of the week since way back a couple years ago. Fasten yer seat belts, kids, and keep those plastic ponchos handy! Maybe a gas mask too!