The Trump team is reportedly exploring a never-used clause in the Constitution that might allow a president to adjourn ...

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

The use of recess appointments to install members of Donald Trump's Cabinet would circumvent a key Senate process, ...

He is reportedly considering triggering an obscure constitutional provision that would allow him to force a recess over the ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump is seeking to circumvent the long and drawn-out process of having to submit nominations to ...

A recess appointment would allow Trump to install some officials and sidestep lengthy hearings and a floor vote.

WASHINGTON — The mood in Congress among Republicans following Donald Trump’s announcement of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) ...

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President-elect Donald Trump is asking the incoming Senate, which will be controlled by his Republican Party, to temporarily go out of session once he’s inaugurated Jan. 20 so that he can jam through ...

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

The president-elect is contemplating taking up never-before-used presidential powers to create a separation of powers crisis ...