A recess, for the Senate, means giving up power to the president — especially the power they share under the Constitution to ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a nearly ...

UCF political science lecturer Dr. John Hanley spoke with FOX 35's Garrett Wymer about the role of the Senate in confirming ...

A report from ABC News Thursday afternoon claims a woman testified to the House Ethics Committee that Matt Gaetz had sex with ...