Trump demands Senate allow him to circumvent hearings to appoint ...

Trump urges support from Rick Scott, John Thune and John Cornyn for 'recess appointments' while US Senate is paused.

Recess appointments would allow Donald Trump to bypass the Senate confirmation process, allowing him to install nominees without ...

The U.S. Capitol building on a sunny day. President-elect Donald J. Trump argued for Republicans to elect a majority leader who would adjourn ...

Trump wants to circumvent the Senate's advise-and-consent role, a key check on presidential power.

Republican Sens. John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida are running in a secret ballot election Wednesday to ...

As Senate Republicans prepare to vote Wednesday on a new majority leader, Trump is already weighing in with demands for recess appointments.

Under the US Constitution, the Senate must vote to approve nominations made by the president for senior executive positions, such as cabinet ...

Experts say the president-elect, in pushing for recess appointments, is asking the Senate to abdicate its constitutional duty to confirm or ...

Could Trump force the Senate into recess — and then appoint whoever he wanted to the government?

If the Senate puts up a fight against President-elect Trump's demand for recess appointments, could Trump force Congress to adjourn and ram ...

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

A recess appointment would allow Trump to install some officials and sidestep lengthy hearings and a floor vote.

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

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

President-elect Donald Trump involved himself publicly in the Senate leadership race for the first time, writing in a post on TruthSocial ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump is demanding Republican senators vying to be majority leader support recess appointments for his nominees — a ...

Trump is considering a tool known as recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for even some of the most powerful positions in ...

Multiple Senate Republicans have voiced concerns about some of the president-elect's Cabinet picks, saying they plan to vet the nominations ...

Several Republican senators expressed shock on Wednesday when Donald Trump announced he would nominate Matt Gaetz, the hard-right congressman ...