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GOP uses ‘nuclear option’ to confirm 48 sub-Cabinet Trump nominees

GOP uses ‘nuclear option’ to confirm 48 sub-Cabinet Trump nominees

The Senate on Thursday approved forty-eight of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees in one en bloc vote, the first use of the so-called nuclear option to break the long-running confirmation stalemate, reports NBC News. The party-line tally, 51–47, swept through a slate of sub-Cabinet officials and ambassadors,

Horizon cutting-room links: Friday, 19 September 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Friday, 19 September 2025

“Neither Side Blinking Yet as House Preps for CR Vote,” Roll Call As the House prepares for a crucial vote on a seven-week stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown, both Democratic and Republican leaders engage in a strategic standoff. Tensions rise over the fate of expanded health insurance tax

Horizon cutting-room links: 17 September 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: 17 September 2025

"Democrats oppose a stopgap bill after letting one go ahead in March," New York Times Top Democrats in Congress have announced their opposition to the Republicans' proposed stopgap spending bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown by the end of September. This comes in response to rising

Horizon cutting-room links: Monday, 15 September 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Monday, 15 September 2025

"Interior Dept Moves Ahead With IT Consolidation Plan Across Bureaus," Federal News Network The Interior Department is advancing its IT consolidation strategy, aiming to unify support services across its various bureaus. This plan, which follows a broader initiative to centralize administrative functions, is expected to enhance efficiency but

Minuteman III ICBMs to keep ticking until 2050

Minuteman III ICBMs to keep ticking until 2050

Much like Delta’s trans-Atlantic 767 fleet and the misuse of the word gaslighting, the US’s Minuteman III ICBMs hang around in a show of anachronism, finds GAO as reported by Defense News. While the Air Force previous projected the ICBMs’ retirement by 2036, they may now hang around

NPM hack shows stakes of open‑source supply chainsA

NPM hack shows stakes of open‑source supply chainsA

A large-scale breach of the NPM software registry on 8 September 2025 underscores how a single compromised account can ripple through government and private sector IT. NPM—the official repository for JavaScript packages at npmjs.com—is best understood as a public library of reusable code “building blocks” that developers