The new administration doesn’t seem to care about the GOP’s long-range future at all. Republicans must decide quickly whether to surrender or resist.

Inside the GOP, meanwhile, Trump’s reelection after one term out of office has cemented the ascension of the populists, who have leapfrogged traditional conservatives and now command the party’s governing coalition.

Donald Trump’s increasingly provocative Cabinet picks have left some Republican senators aghast and Washington in shock.

With President-elect Trump building his Cabinet, the idea of recess appointments has been floated, but what are they and how can they be used?

A recess, for the Senate, means giving up power to the president — especially the power they share under the Constitution to make appointments to key executive posts, including the president’s cabinet.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick of Sen. Marco Rubio to become U.S. secretary of state is likely to jolt Latin America after decades of neglect from Washington.

President-elect Trump made official his choice to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as secretary of State on Wednesday, slotting his former rival into his administration’s top diplomatic role. Trump in a statement praised Rubio as a “Highly Respected Leader,

Rubio, as the first Latino and Spanish-speaking secretary of state, is expected to devote considerable attention to what has long been referred to, disparagingly, as Washington’s backyard.