claim: on recess appointments.
author: barack obama
evidence_1: in the united states, a recess appointment is an appointment by the president of  a federal official when the u.s. senate is in recess. under the u.s. ...
evidence_2: jun 26, 2014 ... a bare majority of the justices upheld, in theory at least, the president's ability to  make recess appointments when the senate is indeed on ...
evidence_3: mar 11, 2015 ... r42329, recess appointments made by president barack obama, ... how often  have recent presidents made recess appointments?
evidence_4: aug 3, 2017 ... the senate blocked president trump from being able to make recess  appointments on thursday as lawmakers leave washington for their ...
evidence_5: jan 13, 2014 ... justices across the ideological spectrum appeared prepared to rein in the ability  of presidents to make appointments without the senate's ...