The recess appointment power is not unprecedented, and it's hardly rare. George W. Bush made 171 recess appointments, while Clinton made 139 appointments.
Victor Williams | Posted 05.25.2011
Republican Senators holding important national security and justice positions vacant while extorting provincial pork must be exposed and shamed.
Victor Williams | Posted 05.25.2011
President Obama can and should fill federal vacancies with the stroke of his pen. In this time of crisis, history may judge harshly if he fails to do so.
Politico | Manu Raju | Posted 05.25.2011
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid used to consider recess appointments "an end run around the Senate and the Constitution" -- so much so that he kept ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warned Republicans Thursday that if they use the arrival of Scott Brown as an opportunity to filibuster every Democr...
Roll Call | Erin P. Billings | Posted 05.25.2011
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has decided to keep the chamber in session over the Thanksgiving break to block President Bush from making ...
Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011
From Roll Call: With just two days to go until the Thanksgiving recess, Democratic leaders once again are considering holding the Senate in a series ...
Bill Lucey | Posted 05.25.2011