"The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session." – Article II, ...

Lawmakers are coming back to D.C. this week after their August recess. Starting Tuesday, they’ll be back on Capitol Hill and facing a long to-do list, with the risk of a government shutdown looming in ...

Over the past week, President-elect Donald J. Trump has garnered quite a bit of attention with Cabinet picks for his coming administration. With some of his selections sparking controversy, Trump has ...

This is a guest post is by my Cato Institute colleague Thomas Berry. What follows is written by him (Berry), not me (Ilya Somin): President-elect Trump has demanded on X that Senate Republican ...

With some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet and other presumptive nominees facing an uncertain path to confirmation, some Republicans have considered embracing recess appointments to allow ...