Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. Trump and his Republican allies are ...

President-elect Donald Trump has said he may use temporary recess appointments to bypass the Senate confirmation process for ...

As Congress enters recess, the president's ability to appoint ambassadors and other positions in the government has a long history.

Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump's intent ...

Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the other four justices, would have held that the only recess recognized by the ...

Trump and his Republican allies are talking about going around the Senate and using temporary recess appointments, which last no more than two years. Invoking that authority could result in a fight ...

Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in ...

With Republicans taking control of the Senate, many of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees are likely to face an easy path to confirmation, even some who may be controversial. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that first day in the White House. “I ...

Trump tapped William Joseph McGinley to serve as his White House counsel, a role which involves advising the president on judicial appointments, ethics and oversight considerations, and other ...

Republicans are on track to have a narrow 220-215 majority in the House. We found out that President-elect Donald Trump had won the White House late on election night, but several downballot races ...