Democrats could actually do a lot in the months before Donald Trump takes office to impose guardrails against the next four ...

President Obama's attempt to circumvent the Senate's "advise and consent" authority by appointing Richard Cordray as director ...

Both are ideas that Trump and his team have floated to avoid the meddlesome problems involved in actually winning the votes ...

The Florida sheriff is the latest of the president-elect’s appointments to back away from a top position in the new administration.

The Recess Appointment power, seldom at the forefront of national discussion, resurfaced recently as a headline topic when ...

The next majority leader must agree to enable “recess appointments,” Trump said. Presidential nominations typically require confirmation by a simple majority of senators in the 100-seat chamber. But ...

Operators of the Hennepin County Energy Recovery (HERC) garbage incinerator at work in Minneapolis on Jan. 18. (Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Senate Republicans say they are open to supporting the president-elect's decisions. But they also want to see precedent ...

President-elect Donald Trump has drawn vehement criticism from Democrats and Never Trump conservatives for threatening to use ...

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

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