Trump has long been an advocate for recess appointments The idea of recess appointments has been seen in a positive light by Trump for years now. During his first term, Congress used "pro forma ...

President-elect Trump’s desire to use recess appointment authority is a clear expression of his commitment to making the ...

The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz for attorney general shows Trump might not go to the ultimate lengths to impose his will on ...

Republicans are grappling with the idea that President-elect Trump could test the limits of his constitutional authority by ...

Recess appointments do not require confirmation hearings, at which senators sometimes ask probing (and embarrassing) ...

With President-elect Trump building his Cabinet, the idea of recess appointments has been floated, but what are they and how ...

The president-elect is calling on the Senate to step aside so he can install some appointees without confirmation. Here’s a ...

Some Senate Republican aides were bullish on the idea, given the difficulties the ... normally Senate-confirmed” could be chosen via a recess appointment. Former President Donald Trump’s ...