if trump says “congress is in adjournment” it has no legal power. it is meaningless! bsky.app/profile/food...
November 13, 2024 at 10:27 PM
if trump says “congress is in adjournment” it has no legal power. it is meaningless! bsky.app/profile/food...
House rules mavens: Are there things the Democrats can do to make adjournment difficult? E.g.: Can they require a roll call vote for adjournment? Can the motion be debated? Are there points of order? etc...
Dem position should be: No recess until we've voted on the coverup.
Dem position should be: No recess until we've voted on the coverup.
July 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
House rules mavens: Are there things the Democrats can do to make adjournment difficult? E.g.: Can they require a roll call vote for adjournment? Can the motion be debated? Are there points of order? etc...
Dem position should be: No recess until we've voted on the coverup.
Dem position should be: No recess until we've voted on the coverup.
September 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I think putting it in those terms—that the speaker can ‘refuse to allow’ the House to sit—really highlights how ridiculous the unilateral adjournment/recess authorities are.
October 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I think putting it in those terms—that the speaker can ‘refuse to allow’ the House to sit—really highlights how ridiculous the unilateral adjournment/recess authorities are.
Maybe giving the speaker unilateral adjournment/recess authority wasn’t such a great idea.
NEW: Rep. Mike Lawler tells me Speaker Johnson should bring the 3 year ACA extension for a vote BEFORE they leave for the holiday break.
“I think it should. I think we should have an up or down vote before we leave.”
“I think it should. I think we should have an up or down vote before we leave.”
December 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Maybe giving the speaker unilateral adjournment/recess authority wasn’t such a great idea.
I'm guessing that their 'irrefutable body of evidence' was on holiday when the hearing happened and they couldn't get an adjournment.
September 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I'm guessing that their 'irrefutable body of evidence' was on holiday when the hearing happened and they couldn't get an adjournment.
Your honor I'd like to request a brief adjournment to smoke a little weed
April 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Your honor I'd like to request a brief adjournment to smoke a little weed
"An adjournment? In my moment of triumph?"
March 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM
"An adjournment? In my moment of triumph?"
"Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, ..." --from Article I Section 5 of the US Constitution.
Has the Senate okayed Johnson's current adjournment?
Has the Senate okayed Johnson's current adjournment?
October 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, ..." --from Article I Section 5 of the US Constitution.
Has the Senate okayed Johnson's current adjournment?
Has the Senate okayed Johnson's current adjournment?
tl;dr: the EPA asked for a 24-hour adjournment of a TRO hearing as a courtesy, got Climate United’s consent, and then used that time to terminate CU’s funding in a way that likely would have been enjoined if the hearing had proceeded as scheduled
March 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
tl;dr: the EPA asked for a 24-hour adjournment of a TRO hearing as a courtesy, got Climate United’s consent, and then used that time to terminate CU’s funding in a way that likely would have been enjoined if the hearing had proceeded as scheduled
The Situation: Before we talk about Gabbard and Gaetz and Kennedy and Ratcliffe and Hegseth, we need to talk about Adjournment and Recess: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Situation: Gaetz and Gabbard, Adjournment and Recess
Will the Senate even get to vote on Trump’s bizarre national security nominees?
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 14, 2024 at 9:39 PM
The Situation: Before we talk about Gabbard and Gaetz and Kennedy and Ratcliffe and Hegseth, we need to talk about Adjournment and Recess: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
Democrats hit Republicans with do-nothing charges after abrupt House adjournment #TheHill
thehill.com
Democrats hit Republicans with do-nothing charges after abrupt House adjournment
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September 24, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Democrats hit Republicans with do-nothing charges after abrupt House adjournment #TheHill
this reads to me like jackson is making a distinction between fixing the day of adjournment and the decision to adjourn. thoughts?
November 20, 2024 at 6:19 PM
this reads to me like jackson is making a distinction between fixing the day of adjournment and the decision to adjourn. thoughts?
The short break has turned into an overnight adjournment! They're really studying hard.
The Paxton impeachment trial is taking a short break so that the attorneys representing the Attorney General can go to law school
September 5, 2023 at 9:57 PM
The short break has turned into an overnight adjournment! They're really studying hard.
@benjaminwittes.bsky.social discusses the possibility of Trump using the presidential adjournment power to recess-appoint Cabinet officials, bypassing the Senate's confirmation process for his national security nominees.
The Situation: Gaetz and Gabbard, Adjournment and Recess
Will the Senate even get to vote on Trump’s bizarre national security nominees?
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 14, 2024 at 9:48 PM
@benjaminwittes.bsky.social discusses the possibility of Trump using the presidential adjournment power to recess-appoint Cabinet officials, bypassing the Senate's confirmation process for his national security nominees.
people keep reading this back to me and it is clear they are not reading it carefully. “with respect to the time of adjournment” is the key phrase bsky.app/profile/reto...
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper;
Keywords here being "may on extraordinary occasions."
November 13, 2024 at 10:34 PM
people keep reading this back to me and it is clear they are not reading it carefully. “with respect to the time of adjournment” is the key phrase bsky.app/profile/reto...
If they actually try the adjournment plan, we are fully in the cool zone
November 13, 2024 at 10:45 PM
If they actually try the adjournment plan, we are fully in the cool zone
Can you have an adjournment crisis if nobody in Parliament notices or cares?
January 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Can you have an adjournment crisis if nobody in Parliament notices or cares?
Nebraska's 2026 legislative session ended without any of the proposed anti-trans bills passing, including measures on healthcare access, school policies, and public accommodations, as proposals stalled or lacked sufficient support before adjournment #NOH8
April 21, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Nebraska's 2026 legislative session ended without any of the proposed anti-trans bills passing, including measures on healthcare access, school policies, and public accommodations, as proposals stalled or lacked sufficient support before adjournment #NOH8
Practice Tip: if the court throws you a lifeline, TAKE IT
March 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Practice Tip: if the court throws you a lifeline, TAKE IT
Pro-tip to new attorneys: if a judge ever asks you this, don't decline the offer
March 17, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Pro-tip to new attorneys: if a judge ever asks you this, don't decline the offer
From @seb_lab_ —
Budget vote interrupted by singing in the gallery. Proceedings forced into adjournment until tomorrow!!
#itsoktochangeyourmind
Budget vote interrupted by singing in the gallery. Proceedings forced into adjournment until tomorrow!!
#itsoktochangeyourmind
March 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM
From @seb_lab_ —
Budget vote interrupted by singing in the gallery. Proceedings forced into adjournment until tomorrow!!
#itsoktochangeyourmind
Budget vote interrupted by singing in the gallery. Proceedings forced into adjournment until tomorrow!!
#itsoktochangeyourmind
Jon Kudelka | Vica Bayley MP | Adjournment Speech
YouTube video by Tasmanian Greens
youtu.be
July 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The ACDs are, in essence, an adjournment of the case, provided they don’t get arrested on federal property in the next 6 months. More TK.
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The ACDs are, in essence, an adjournment of the case, provided they don’t get arrested on federal property in the next 6 months. More TK.