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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

President-elect Donald Trump wants to use recess appointments to appoint his Cabinet. It would take considerable power away from the Senate. Observers say that’s exactly what Trump is trying to do as ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Just back from their own long break, Supreme Court justices set out Monday to resolve a politically charged fight over when the Senate’s absence gives the president the power to make ...

WASHINGTON — As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a more forceful presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his Cabinet and considering a tool known as recess ...

A fundamental feature of the checks and balances in our constitutional system is the submission by the president of his major office nominations for review and approval by the Senate. In exceptional ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will control ...