Trump’s intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a possible confrontation with the Senate.
President-elect Donald Trump has said he may use temporary recess appointments to bypass the Senate confirmation process for ...
The rest of the court has become more conservative since then, a result of Trump's three high court appointments in his first ...
As Congress enters recess, the president's ability to appoint ambassadors and other positions in the government has a long ...
Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump's intent ...
Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump's intent ...
President Barack Obama filled 32 positions using recess appointments, including the assistant attorney general and several under secretary roles at various departments. Because recess appointments ...
Answer: As Hamilton explains in Federalist No. 67, the Recess Appointments Clause provides an “auxiliary method of appointment” that is “nothing more than a supplement” to the “general ...
The Recess Appointments Clause, seldom at the forefront of national discussion, resurfaced last week as a headline topic when President-elect Donald Trump declared that those Republicans seeking ...
President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in the U.S. government WASHINGTON -- As President-elect ...
“Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people ...