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. Trump over the weekend demanded ...

But more recently, the process of recess appointments has been featured in partisan fights with the president.President Bill Clinton made 139 recess appointments and President George W. Bush made ...

Senate GOP leaders face pressure to increase the pace of confirming the president’s nominees now that the "Big, Beautiful Bill” has passed.

But more recently, the process of recess appointments has been featured in partisan fights with the president.President Bill Clinton made 139 recess appointments and President George W. Bush made ...

President-elect Donald Trump placed the process of recess appointments squarely in the news last weekend when he demanded the next Senate majority leader allow him to fast-track his nominees for ...

Recess appointments declined under Obama because the Senate began staying in session year-round by convening in brief “pro forma” sessions every three days during break periods, ...

Would recess appointments work? It's not clear. The announcements of Gaetz and Gabbard this week sputtered the Senate into life, with some GOP senators issuing reminders of the importance of their ...

But more recently, the process of recess appointments has been featured in partisan fights with the president.President Bill Clinton made 139 recess appointments and President George W. Bush made ...