House Republicans are wary about their dwindling majority as Trump pulls members to his administration but confident the president is aware of the situation.

Rick Perry knows what it's like to work in Trump's Washington, and he's now working behind the scenes in the Texas ...

Recess appointments would allow Donald Trump to appoint his nominees while the Senate is not in session, skirting the ...

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

With a Republican trifecta on the horizon, Senate Democrats are working to confirm as many federal judges as they can in the ...

The tech billionaire, a top adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, was reported to have discussed ways to defuse ...

President-elect Donald Trump has declared a strong intention to use recess appointments in his next term. What are recess ...

Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next ...

For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is ...

The Republican president-elect’s victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic control of ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump is seeking to circumvent the long and drawn-out process of having to submit nominations to ...

A recess appointment would allow Trump to install some officials and sidestep lengthy hearings and a floor vote.