In today’s episode, Suzanne Cienki takes on two fights that are shaping federal accountability and Rhode Island politics right now. Federal officials asked every state to turn over full voter roll records. Only four complied right away. About a dozen entered negotiations. Fourteen refused outright, and that refusal has now turned into fifteen active lawsuits around the country.

She also breaks down how a little known Senate tradition is still being used to delay or block key federal appointments. She walks through how the blue slip system works, why it still controls district judges and U.S. Attorneys, and how it is now affecting Rhode Island through short term appointments connected to the HABA case and the Comey and Brennan matters.

The episode also looks at why this process is now colliding with President Trump’s push to rapidly fill urgent federal positions as of December 2025.

Fast moving, high stakes, and directly affecting Rhode Island. Do not miss this one.

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