The future of Donald Trump’s second term in office will be shaped inside a closed room in the United States Senate on Wednesday. There, on a secret ballot, Republican senators will choose Mitch McConnell’s replacement and begin a new era for the Senate GOP.

President-elect Donald Trump is calling on Republicans in the running for Senate majority leadership to allow him to make "recess appointments." Here's what that means.

The president-elect said the next Senate majority leader should be open to bypassing Senate confirmation for administration appointees.