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

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

To give in to President-elect Trump's proposal for recess appointments would set a bad precedent for future administrations.

Donald Trump and his allies have signalled their willingness to fight to install the cast of controversial characters he's picked for his cabinet. It looks like Matt Gaetz isn't part of the plan. The ...

President-elect Trump’s ill-fated nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to run the Justice Department marked an early ...

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

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

Perhaps the most basic and fundamental idea of our democratic republic is the notion of “checks and balances.” That is, no one person, no one institution, has unchecked power. To say, today, that our ...

Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress, leaving his House seat open. Here's why he can't automatically get it back if the Senate ...

R Street Institute Senior Fellow James Wallner recently appeared on C-SPAN to discuss the incoming 119th Congress, President-elect Trump’s potential recess nominees, U.S. Senate leadership, the ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval ...