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

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

Republican senators are pouring cold water on the idea that President-elect Trump could force the Senate into an extended ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to use a process known as "recess appointments" if Republicans in the U.S. Senate ...

Using recess appointments as part of the general nomination process for an incoming administration is a break with tradition.

Do you remember when Democrats proposed killing the filibuster but failed? They should be thankful for that now.

Legal experts and members of the House GOP are at odds over whether Speaker Johnson and President-elect Trump could, and ...

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 ...

For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is ...