"The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session." – Article II, ...

Rebecca London spends a lot of time observing school play yards. While doing so, the community-engaged researcher and professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz has seen ...

With some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet and other presumptive nominees facing an uncertain path to confirmation, some Republicans have considered embracing recess appointments to allow ...

Senate Republicans are skeptical about fulfilling Donald Trump’s request that the upper chamber allow for recess appointments to sidestep the confirmation process. Trump, who has made a series of ...

President-elect Donald Trump is demanding Republican senators vying to be majority leader support recess appointments for his nominees — a way for presidents to essentially bypass Congress that has ...

How much time do students spend at recess? The answer matters to anyone with a stake in children’s well-being. A strong body of evidence from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ...

Draper Middle School sixth-graders play outside during recess on Wednesday in Rotterdam. Draper Middle School sixth-graders play outside during recess on Wednesday in Rotterdam. Draper Middle School ...