Several Republican senators have said they are not inclined to abdicate their "advice and consent" role in presidential ...

Some members of the Cabinet, like vice president and White House chief of staff, do not need Senate approval. But most of ...

Donald Trump's extreme administration picks may face an uphill Senate confirmation battle, but they could be forced in through recess appointments.

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she doesn't support pushing through any of President-elect Donald Trump's appointees without having full congressional hearings and background checks. Trump has made it ...

President-elect Trump has made quick work of pulling together a Cabinet and group of senior aides for his incoming ...

If President-elect Trump's elevation of his acolytes is a signal, then the question of confirmation is a test for Republicans ...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who ran for majority leader explicitly as a Trump lieutenant, made it plain he’d do whatever the new ...

Taking to social media to speak out about recess appointments, Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) suggested that this could ...

John Thune of South Dakota, who Senate Republicans elected as ... Thune also has said that he is open to enabling Trump to make appointments using recess appointment authority. Under the authority, a ...

Matt Gaetz has what it takes to run the Justice Department as attorney general, as far as president-elect Donald Trump is ...

Several conservative justices are on the record that the Trump recess appointments scheme is unconstitutional.