Recess appointments: How Trump hopes to skip Senate confirmations and fill his Cabinet

Published November 14, 2024 4:44pm ET



President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for recess appointments to place members of his administration into positions without the advice and consent of the Senate.

It is a tactic that presidents do not often use for their whole administrations, but it would enable Trump to avoid Senate confirmation and a possible blockade from centrist Republicans.

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