THE SENATE HAS ADJOURNED for the August recess without confirming all of President Trump's judicial appointees. Why not make recess appointments and be done?

Two reasons, I think. One, recess appointments last only through a single session of Congress (i.e., through 2026). The second is more important, to me at least, because the Republicans, still in charge of the Senate, can change the rules governing confirmations and those changes will last beyond the next legislative session.