"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, ...

Almost two weeks have passed since now President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to return to the White House for four more years. In that time, Trump has begun to announce ...

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 ...

Congress returns from recess with the pressing task of approving spending bills to avoid a government shutdown by September 30. Congress returns Monday from a monthlong recess with the urgent task of ...

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 ...