Here is what we know about recess appointments. Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news Trump's Defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth was involved in 2017 sexual assault probe ...

Trump is demanding that Republican leaders in the Senate, who will hold a majority in the chamber next year, agree to allow recess appointments. It would be a significant shift in power away from ...

Rick Scott (R-FL) and John Cornyn (R-TX). All three men said they would agree to allow recess appointments throughout Trump’s term. “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP ...

With some of his selections sparking controversy, Trump has also been coming in hot on his desire to use "recess appointments" to bypass Senate approval and quickly put his choices in place.

Because the Founders had to travel to and from the national capital by horse, they also granted the President the power “to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate.” ...

President-elect Trump’s victory is an end to business as usual in Washington. His desire to use recess appointment authority is a clear expression of how serious he is about making the federal ...

Trump over the weekend demanded that Republican leaders in the Senate, who will hold a majority in the chamber next year, agree to allow recess appointments. It would be a significant shift in ...

THE MOVE SHOCKIN 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 ...