President-elect Donald Trump has called on the next Senate majority leader to allow recess appointments — a centuries-old practice that permits the president to temporarily bypass Congress.

President-elect Donald Trump is demanding Republican senators vying to be majority leader support recess appointments for his nominees — a way for presidents to essentially bypass Congress that ...

WASHINGTON — President Biden vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal district judgeships, saying “hurried action” by the House left important questions unanswered about the life ...

President Trump is threatening to use his powers to adjourn Congress so he can make recess appointments for at least some of his top Cabinet nominees and their deputies, enabling them to begin ...

Recess appointments are when the president appoints a federal official while the U.S. Senate is in recess. Various presidential appointments must be approved by the Senate and go through a hearing ...

President-elect Donald Trump said the next Senate majority leader should allow the president to make recess appointments. What are they? Photo from Ian Hutchinson, UnSplash President-elect Donald ...