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 ...

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

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

Trump has threatened recess appointments for his cabinet picks. It might take an unprecedented move to make it happen - ...

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