Though the Senate is tasked with an advice and consent role in the confirmation process, the Constitution's Recess Appointment Clause affords the president the ability to temporarily fill ...

Republican senators are pouring cold water on the idea that President-elect Trump could force the Senate into an extended recess next year so he would be able to fill key positions in his Cabinet ...

As President-elect Donald Trump begins to assemble his second administration, he’s made it clear he wants his selections to be installed through a Constitutional procedure known as recess ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) left open the possibility of enabling President-elect Trump to appoint his Cabinet by recess appointment, bypassing the need for approval from the Senate.

"There will be no recess appointments," outgoing Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell reportedly told president-elect Donald Trump of his new cabinet choices, some of whom may face difficulty in ...

(Allison Robbert/Reuters) I’ve already explained that a president’s blanket recess appointments of Cabinet officials at the start of a presidential term would eviscerate the Senate’s ...

GOP senator weighs in on recess appointments for Cabinet picks ...

A recess appointment is a temporary appointment made by the President of the United States to fill a vacant federal position while the United States Senate is in recess. Article II, Section 2 of the U ...

Why it matters: By demanding recess appointments, Trump is asking the Senate to surrender its advise-and-consent role for cabinet confirmations, a key lever in the system of checks and balances ...

THE MOVE SHOCKIN As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a more forceful presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his Cabinet and considering a tool known as recess ...

WASHINGTON — As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a more forceful presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his Cabinet and considering a tool known as recess ...