President Donald Trump has increased the pressure on the U.S. Senate to skip recess and instead to stick around to confirm the “backlog” of 135 appointees yet to be confirmed to their respective posts ...

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), the libertarian who has fallen out of favor with President Donald Trump and been a thorn in leadership’s side, suggested Friday that GOP leaders are the ones standing in the ...

This is a guest post is by my Cato Institute colleague Thomas Berry. What follows is written by him (Berry), not me (Ilya Somin): President-elect Trump has demanded on X that Senate Republican ...

WASHINGTON – Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump’s intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a ...

The Supreme Court could easily strike down President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks if he tries to kneecap the Senate confirmation process with recess appointments. Knowing that some of his most ...

Can President Trump make recess appointments for nominees the Senate won’t confirm? Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the option is “on the table.” But recess appointments are ...