Trump considers recess appointments for controversial cabinet picks in unprecedented move
President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for controversial nominees for his cabinet, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services and Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. His choices have caused discomfort among some Republican senators. Trump has threatened to use recess appointments, a rarely used constitutional power, to bypass Senate confirmation. This method allows a president to fill vacancies when the Senate is not in session, but it has not been used since 2006 due to procedural changes. To make recess appointments, Trump could potentially adjourn Congress, a move not seen in nearly 250 years. This unprecedented action would allow him to appoint his nominees without Senate approval, raising concerns among some Republican lawmakers.