On this day in 1936, Edward VIII gave up the crown.

We're going to abdicate our responsibility for advice and consent,'” Schiff said on CNN's State of the Union. “This is not why people voted for Donald Trump.” Schiff continued by arguing ...

With Denmark’s Queen Margrethe stepping down from the throne, several royal watchers have wondered if Britain’s King Charles ...

Japan's parliament has passed a one-off bill to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate, the first emperor to do so in 200 years. The 83-year-old said last year that his age and health were making it ...

But recess appointments should be used sparingly and only as a last resort. For Thune and GOP leaders to abdicate the Senate’s oversight responsibility would set a precedent that Republicans ...

“And if the Senate should decide to confirm without seeing this Ethics report or to allow recess appointments, essentially, the Senate is saying, ‘We’re going to abdicate our responsibility ...