Trump’s Cabinet picks will test Senate independence
President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it approve all his appointees or push back?
Factbox-Trump Turns to Congress for Cabinet Picks, Whittling Away at Slim Margins
President-elect Donald Trump has so far picked five Republican members of the U.S. Congress to join his administration, at least temporarily whittling away at the narrow majorities his party will hold in the Senate and House of Representatives.
Trump’s Cabinet Picks Could Diminish GOP’s Already-Thin Edge In Congress—Here’s What To Know
President-elect Donald Trump has named several Republican lawmakers to his administration, complicating the GOP’s slim majority in the Senate and potentially the House as the temporary vacancies could hamstring the party’s agenda.
Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration
President-elect Donald Trump has moved swiftly to announce his selections for his next Cabinet and key administration posts. Since CNN projected on November 6 that Trump would win election for a second term,
Recess appointments: How Trump hopes to skip Senate confirmations and fill his Cabinet
President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for recess appointments to place members of his administration into positions without the advice and consent of the Senate. It is a tactic that presidents do not often use for their whole administrations,
Trump's controversial cabinet picks: Republicans express shock and concern
Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz, who has thundered at one prosecutor after another for perceived bias against the president-elect and emphatically amplified
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‘He shot my baby.’ Witnesses detail Independence police shooting that killed mom, baby
Oval Spring Apartments assistant property manager Gavin Delaney was walking through vacant apartments Thursday checking air ...
Top Federal Reserve official defends central bank’s independence in wake of Trump win
Andriana Kugler, a member of the Fed’s board, says economic research shows that an independent central bank typically does a ...
Independence Middle School students get to experience court
Law and justice were the topics of learning for eighth graders at Independence Middle School as they learned about the courts ...
Independence man faces charges after knife thrown at victim’s head
Charges have been filed against an Independence man who allegedly threw a knife at his victim’s head during an early October ...
Donald Trump Win Pushing California Towards Independence, Group Says
Trump this month decisively defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, a California native, to secure a second White House term.
Independence woman regains sight after first-of-its-kind surgery in Missouri
An Independence woman, who doctors told would be partially blind for the rest of her life, is regaining her vision due to a ...
As investigation continues in Independence shooting, questions loom over prior concerns for baby’s welfare
Investigators have released the names of two people who died in an officer involved shooting last week at an apartment in ...
Mother, baby killed in Independence police shooting identified by investigative team
Relatives created a GoFundMe to pay for the baby’s funeral expenses. Felisha Holder, who identified herself as the baby’s ...
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Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court’s independence
11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people signals a deepening battle over the independence of the military ...
Independence, Missouri, woman wins $50,000 prize in Pillsbury Bake-Off hosted by Donna Kelce
An Independence, Missouri, woman's family recipe earned her $50,000, the grand prize in Pillsbury's annual Bake-Off, hosted ...
Independence Avenue ‘truck-eating’ bridge in Kansas City snacks on another victim
The Independence Avenue “truck-eating” bridge in Kansas City had another bite Wednesday when a too-tall truck tried to ...