President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Senate to allow him to use recess appointments to install his picks for high-level ...

With President-elect Trump building his Cabinet, the idea of recess appointments has been floated, but what are they and how ...

UCF political science lecturer Dr. John Hanley spoke with FOX 35's Garrett Wymer about the role of the Senate in confirming presidential Cabinet nominees and the likelihood of the recess appointment ...

The silence from industry and advocacy groups in reaction to President-elect Trump’s announced intention to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be Health and Human Services secretary has been deafening, ...

Some members of the Cabinet, like vice president and White House chief of staff, do not need Senate approval. But most of ...

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

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

Taking to social media to speak out about recess appointments, Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) suggested that this could ...

Even though President-elect Donald Trump won’t be sworn into office for a couple of more months, he's already moving full ...

Nominees can face a lengthy Senate vetting process before taking office, though Trump may try to upend that exercise in some ...

Let’s be very clear. A Tulsi Gabbard nomination is a pro-war nomination globally. Point blank, period,’ New York Democrat says ...

On Thursday's "Newsline," political analyst Mark Halperin explained why he thinks Matt Gaetz's nomination for Attorney ...