Complicating the matter for senators is the Trump campaign’s decision to not engage, so far, in the traditional transition ...

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

In part due to economic and border security concerns, Latinos in California appear to have moved toward Donald Trump. But ...

The president-elect is testing the loyalty of Republican in Congress, leaving even his close allies nervous about the ...

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Here's a list of people President-elect Donald Trump has chosen for critical Cabinet posts and top White House jobs.

The soon-to-be minority party needs to make sure everyone in their caucus is on the same page about how to move forward with ...

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

In the last week since winning the election, Trump has already named some of the positions, including the 'border czar' and ...

Even with unified GOP control of government, Trump's agenda and some of his more controversial nominees may run into some ...

Donald Trump will begin his second term as president the same way he began his first—with Republicans controlling both the ...

The United States' swing toward President-elect Donald Trump in last week's election was pronounced along its border with ...