Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says putting the Senate into an extended recess to allow President Trump to make ...

Senate Republicans are weighing rule changes and recess appointments to overcome a growing backlog of President Trump’s ...

In an exclusive interview with The Post Wednesday, Thune said “at some point” the Senate will have to change the nominations ...

The Constitution gave the recess appointment to the president, and the current fight is a good example of why.

Senate Republicans push through Trump nominees as Democrats use delaying tactics, with GOP leaders threatening to cancel ...

Trump had floated recess appointments at the start of his term as a way to push through some of his more controversial ...

With the U.S. Senate set to break for August recess, Sen. Mike Leeis pushing for action on approximately 140 Trump nominees.

Several Republican lawmakers say that the president’s demand for utilizing the recess appointment power is unrealistic.

Trump shared on Truth Social Saturday the accusations directed to GOP leaders of an effort to thwart his ability to make ...

The massive backlog of nominees comes just ahead of the Senate's summer recess, which lasts from Aug. 4 to Sept. 1.

The Federal Reserve said on Friday that Governor Adriana Kugler is resigning early from her term and will exit the central ...

President Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) are making slow progress toward a deal to clear some of the Senate’s backlog of ...