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

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

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

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

Vice President-elect JD Vance has been working the phones reaching out to senators trying to gauge support for former Florida ...

If you wanted to test the loyalty of the U.S. Senate and its members’ willingness to capitulate to you and your agenda, you ...

The once and future president tried to oust Thune from the Senate in 2022. Thune won another term. Now, he’s the Senate ...

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

President-elect Donald J. Trump is seeking to circumvent the long and drawn-out process of having to submit nominations to ...

Ironically, McConnell’s best interpersonal relationship with any president during his long political career was with Joe ...

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...