President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in the U.S. government.

As President-elect Donald Trump announces appointments for his upcoming cabinet, NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern takes a look inside what the confirmation process looks like.

Doug Collins, a former congressman from Georgia, is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Department of Veterans Affairs.

President-elect Donald Trump plans to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department. But who is he? Here’s what to know.

Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office, local advocates are helping immigrants know their rights. NBC Chicago’s JC Navarrete reports.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist who dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Trump, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Donald Trump had said that if elected president he would have Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild on health.” HHS oversees Medicare, Medicaid, CDC and FDA.

Republican senators are preparing for a robust vetting of Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, with a keen interest in details from a House Ethics Committee investigation into the former congressman from Florida.

GOP Sen. John Cornyn said he “absolutely” wants to see the House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general pick.