Fact Check Team: What is a recess appointment, and when can President Elect Trump use it?
Even though President-elect Donald Trump won’t be sworn into office for a couple of more months, he's already moving full steam ahead in shaping his new adminis
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Trump’s Recess-Appointment Scheme
To install AG Matt Gaetz this way would be anti-constitutional.
What is a recess appointment?
President-elect Trump has urged the next leader of Senate Republicans to support him in making recess appointments as three prominent GOP members are battling it out to succeed their leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.
Trump hints at pushing through SEC chair with recess appointment
Donald Trump has not yet announced his pick for SEC Chair but suggested that any officials should be appointed during a Senate recess rather than through a confirmation process.
Who will be the next Senate majority leader? Trump says vying GOP senators must agree to his recess appointment
Elon Musk backed Donald Trump, saying, 'This is essential. There is no other way' as three GOP senators compete for the post vacated by Mitch McConnell
Trump demanded senators allow recess appointments. Here’s what that means.
Recess appointments would allow Donald Trump to bypass the Senate confirmation process, allowing him to install nominees without congressional hearings.
What Are Recess Appointments and Why Would Trump Want Them?
Trump demands Senate allow recess appointments, bypassing its constitutional role
Senate Republicans meet behind closed doors to elect a new leader Wednesday. The decision comes as President-elect Donald Trump demands the Senate allow him to push through cabinet nominees and judges without constitutionally mandated confirmation votes.
'Ultimate authoritarian move': Trump demands Senate leader allow recess appointments
MSNBC legal analyst Sherrilyn Ifill discusses Trump's demand that any new Senate leader allow recess appointments, as well as his efforts to end birthright citizenship.
What is a recess appointment, the power Trump wants from the next GOP leader?
Congressional Republicans are preparing to carry out President-elect Donald Trump's agenda. This weekend, he took to social media saying that the next Senate Republican leader must "agree to recess appointments.
What is a recess appointment? Trump could use this tactic to bypass approval for controversial picks like Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth
Trump wants to use a constitutional clause to appoint Cabinet members without Senate confirmation, which could let him push ...
Thomas Berry (Cato Institute) on Trump's Recess Appointment Plan
President-elect Trump has demanded on X that Senate Republican leadership "must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not ...