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

Trump's use of recess appointments would bypass the Senate confirmation process for some of the most powerful positions in ...

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Senate to allow him to use recess appointments to install his picks for high-level ...

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

Nominees can face a lengthy Senate vetting process before taking office, though Trump may try to upend that exercise in some ...

Trump's cabinet nominations require Senate confirmation, and despite a GOP majority, he may struggle to get his picks ...

Louisiana U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy said he could support recess appointments from Donald Trump if Democrats 'gum up the ...

Thune is skeptical that senators would back the recess-appointment process if they were opposed to a given nominee’s ...

President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most ...

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune discusses his priorities for next year and his thoughts on confirming Donald Trump's ...

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