Trump’s eyebrow-raising Cabinet nominees and the threat of recess appointments are putting the incoming Senate leader between ...

The incoming Senate majority leader is going to have at least three fights on his hands to confirm Donald Trump’s latest ...

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

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

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

WASHINGTON – Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate, leaving Colorado’s two Democratic senators in the minority.

Governor Kristi Noem’s appointment as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security is raising questions for some, but ...

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

So far, it seems like the Senate’s leader-in-waiting and other Republicans are giving the president-elect wide latitude on ...

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 ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the US Health and Human Services Department. Vaccine stocks ...