The president-elect has advocated for bypassing the traditional Senate confirmation process, relying instead on recess ...

The President-elect may appoint extreme cabinet members without congressional scrutiny, writes Sen. Chris Coons.

As the Trump-Vance administration shapes up and selects its Cabinet and advisers, the looming Senate confirmation process, ...

With his demand for Congress to allow recess appointments for his executive and judicial appointments, Trump is letting his ...

For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is ...

Trump’s intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a possible confrontation with the Senate.

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

President-elect Donald Trump has said he may use temporary recess appointments to bypass the Senate confirmation process for ...

The Trump transition team's plan to install controversial nominees in Cabinet jobs may be blocked by the conservative Supreme ...

As Congress enters recess, the president's ability to appoint ambassadors and other positions in the government has a long ...

With congressional Republican leadership on board and a mandate-level victory in the presidential election, recess ...

With his demand for Congress to allow recess appointments for his executive and judicial appointments, Trump is letting his ...