Donald Trump’s early picks for his administration are running into serious opposition. It’s not clear that Matt Gaetz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Pete Hegseth can get confirmed, even with Republican ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says putting the Senate into an extended recess to allow President Trump to make recess appointments to clear the backlog of his pending nominees is an ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s latest gambit is likely to confront a problem that is unusual for him. The Supreme Court, dominated by usually-pliant conservatives, will balk — at least if they still ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump’s intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a ...

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President-elect Donald Trump’s latest gambit is likely to confront a problem that is unusual for him. The Supreme Court, dominated by usually-pliant conservatives, will balk — at least if they still ...

WASHINGTON — Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump’s intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a ...