Donald Trump is pushing Senate Republicans to give him more power to fill offices without Senate approval via recess ...

Raskin is optimistic that Republican senators, who this week elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as their incoming ...

If the Senate puts up a fight against President-elect Trump's demand for recess appointments, could Trump force Congress to ...

WASHINGTON – Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate, leaving Colorado’s two Democratic senators in the minority.

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.

A recess, for the Senate, means giving up power to the president — especially the power they share under the Constitution to make appointments to key executive posts, including the president’s cabinet ...

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

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 ...

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 ...