Can POTUS now make a recess appointment?
It would only last until the end of 2020, if he does.
Here's some saucy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recess_appointment
"A recess appointment must be confirmed by the Senate by the end of the next session of Congress, or the appointment expires. In current practice this means that a recess appointment must be approved by roughly the end of the next calendar year, and thus could last for almost two years."