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

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

To allow Trump to make the appointments, Republican senators would have to pass a motion of adjournment with a simple ...

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

A recess, for the Senate, means giving up power to the president — especially the power they share under the Constitution to make appointments to key executive posts, including the president’s cabinet ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says releasing the ethics committee report on the Florida lawmaker would set "a terrible precedent".

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

Senators are continuing to debate whether to grant President-elect Donald Trump the ability to bypass the chamber's approval for his nominees.

Let’s be very clear. A Tulsi Gabbard nomination is a pro-war nomination globally. Point blank, period,’ New York Democrat says ...

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

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

Even though President-elect Donald Trump won’t be sworn into office for a couple of more months, he's already moving full ...