What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?
To allow Trump to make the appointments, Republican senators would have to pass a motion of adjournment with a simple majority vote, though Democrats would likely do everything in their power to prevent it. It is also not clear if such a move would be fully supported by GOP senators.
Trump may have a ‘recess appointment’ strategy: Legal expert
The Trump team is reportedly exploring a never-used clause in the Constitution that might allow a president to adjourn Congress.
What to know about recess appointments as Gaetz faces Senate headwinds
A recess appointment would allow Trump to install some officials and sidestep lengthy hearings and a floor vote.
Trump’s Play for Recess Appointments Is Unprecedented: QuickTake
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 nominations in what are known as recess appointments.
Recess appointments could short-circuit Senate opposition to Trump nominees: ANALYSIS
The use of recess appointments to install members of Donald Trump's Cabinet would circumvent a key Senate process, consolidating presidential power.
Trump could try to use an obscure constitutional provision to install controversial nominees with recess appointments
He is reportedly considering triggering an obscure constitutional provision that would allow him to force a recess over the objections of the incoming Republican Senate majority. The move would permit him to put any nominee in place at will.
Why Trump’s Bid for Recess Appointments Is So Unprecedented
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.
Trump presses next GOP Senate leader to allow ‘recess appointments’
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said Senate Republicans’ next leader must embrace so-called “recess appointments,” temporary appointments when the chamber is out of session that occur without the chamber’s formal seal of approval.
Trump looks to bypass Senate for polarizing Cabinet picks
Experts say the president-elect, in pushing for recess appointments, is asking the Senate to abdicate its constitutional duty to confirm or reject executive branch nominees.
5 takeaways: Why Trump wants to use 'recess appointments' to bypass Senate approval
President-elect Donald Trump wants the Senate to bypass approval for his Cabinet choices. How is that possible? We'll explain.
Trump seeks recess appointments
As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a more forceful presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his Cabinet and considering a tool known as recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for even some of the most powerful positions in U.
Thomas Berry (Cato Institute) on Trump's Recess Appointment Plan
President-elect Trump has demanded on X that Senate Republican leadership "must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not ...
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