As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a more forceful presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says releasing the ethics committee report on the Florida lawmaker would set "a terrible precedent".

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Senate to allow him to use recess appointments to install his picks for high-level ...

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

Some members of the Cabinet, like vice president and White House chief of staff, do not need Senate approval. But most of ...

Donald Trump's extreme administration picks may face an uphill Senate confirmation battle, but they could be forced in through recess appointments.

Taking to social media to speak out about recess appointments, Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) suggested that this could ...

Several Republican senators have said they are not inclined to abdicate their "advice and consent" role in presidential ...

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

Nominees can face a lengthy Senate vetting process before taking office, though Trump may try to upend that exercise in some ...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a nearly ...

UCF political science lecturer Dr. John Hanley spoke with FOX 35's Garrett Wymer about the role of the Senate in confirming ...