The Madison Heights City Council has updated its policies about the power of the mayor and who can meet constituents at the ...

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 ...

Senator John Thune has suggested that recess appointments could be a potential strategy to push through President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet appointments. Some of Trump's cabinet nominees for his ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Thursday floated allowing for recess appointments to speed up confirming a backlog of 161 administration officials tapped by President Trump.