NEWS FLASH
White House Attorneys Conclude Nothing Prevents Obama From Making Recess Appointments | As ThinkProgress explained yesterday, the Constitution empowers President Obama to make a recess appointment right now. In a possible sign that the president is poised to appoint Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Wall Street Journal reports that White House attorneys have reached the exact same conclusion.
Update
Citing anonymous sources, the AP is reporting that Obama will recess appoint Cordray as soon as today.
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