What is a recess appointment?

Along with Cordray, President Obama used recess appointments to place three new members on to the National Relations Board. The moves led Rep. Chuck Fleischmann to release a statement describing congress as Obama's "boogeyman" for re-election and

Obama makes four recess appointments of dubious legality | Past administration statements seem to imply the appointments may have been illegal.

by Chad Pergram | December 31, 2011 Republicans are watching closely to see if President Obama attempts to make what's called "recess appointments" in the coming days. In early December, Senate Republicans stymied the president by blocking his effort

Add the National Labor Relations Board to the list of agencies that will be given new life thanks to President Obama's decision to thwart Senate Republicans and use his recess appointment power expansively.

When President Obama's Department of Justice (DOJ) defends Obama's "recess appointment" -- made today after the Senate adjourned yesterday -- his lawyers will have to argue against the position they took on recess appointments last year,