Trump looks to bypass Senate for polarizing Cabinet picks
Experts say the president-elect, in pushing for recess appointments, is asking the Senate to abdicate its constitutional duty to confirm or reject executive branch nominees.
Who has Trump picked for his Cabinet so far? Marco Rubio, Matt Gaetz among latest nominees
Donald Trump announced more campaign loyalists could join his administration, inducing Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard and Marco Rubio.
Trump Says He Is Nominating Senator Rubio for Secretary of State
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is nominating Republican Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state. "He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies,
There’s a plan in case Senate Republicans aren’t as pliant as Trump wants
Senate won’t confirm, say, Matt Gaetz as attorney general? Just wait until they leave — maybe even if they don’t want to.
Trump 'Will Have to Withdraw' Matt Gaetz Nomination: Former GOP Congressman
Gaetz had been under investigation over allegations that he was part of a scheme that led to the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl. The committee said in June it was investiga
Matt Gaetz is emerging as the Trump pick Republicans are prepared to dunk on
Donald Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz for Attorney General has sparked backlash in the GOP, even among the president-elect's most loyal followers.
The Economist2d
Why is Donald Trump keen to use “recess appointments”?
Mr Trump made none in his first term. Joe Biden hasn’t made any either. Mr Trump has previously threatened to oblige the ...
The Hill3d
What is a recess appointment?
President-elect Trump has urged the next leader of Senate Republicans to support him in making recess appointments as three prominent GOP members are battling it out to succeed their leader ...
CBS News3d
Trump demands Senate Republicans allow recess appointments as they elect new leader
On Sunday, he stepped into the conversation, demanding in a Truth Social post that anyone seeking the position as leader "must agree to Recess Appointments." Recess appointments enable a president ...
New York Post3d
Trump’s push for recess appointments shakes up Senate GOP leadership fight, Cabinet picks
President-elect Donald Trump’s call for so-called “recess appointments” of Cabinet members and other officials is the first loyalty test that Senate Republicans are facing as they prepare to ...
Reason4d
President Elect Trump's Tweet About Recess Appointments (Updated)
Today, Trump tweeted: Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be ...
Sacramento Bee3d
What are recess appointments? What to know about Trump’s plans for the Senate
President-elect Donald Trump said the next Senate majority leader should allow the president to make recess appointments. What are they? Photo from Ian Hutchinson, UnSplash President-elect Donald ...
CNN4d
Trump calls on GOP senators vying to be majority leader to agree to recess appointments
President-elect Donald Trump is demanding Republican senators vying to be majority leader support recess appointments for his nominees — a way for presidents to essentially bypass Congress that ...
Politico4d
Trump presses next GOP Senate leader to allow ‘recess appointments’
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said Senate Republicans’ next leader must embrace so-called “recess appointments,” temporary appointments when the chamber is out of session that occur ...