With 16 Senate confirmations so far, the pace of Trump's second term eclipses that during the same period in his first term, when there were only seven and just 11 for Biden.

Senate Republicans are keeping Rep. Elise Stefanik ’s United Nations ambassador nomination in limbo amid concerns from the White House that her confirmation would risk President Donald Trump’s agenda ...

The Senate is waiting for a go-ahead from House Speaker Mike Johnson, who currently can’t afford to lose Stefanik’s vote in ...

House Republicans have missed another deadline to produce a massive budget package of tax cuts and slashed spending.

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Gabbard is on track to be confirmed as the director of national intelligence, despite some concerns from members of both ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune declared Tuesday that Republicans ... determining what their priorities are and with the House of Representatives.” The transformation of the energy sector.

Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has hinted at a possible run, has more support than the four-term senator among Republicans, ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Monday he thinks President ... the Department of Health and Human Services; former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii), whom Trump tapped to be director ...

The framers of the Constitution imagined Congress as the preeminent branch of government. But many GOP lawmakers on Capitol ...

On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave ...

President Donald Trump’s early moves, such as trying to slash the federal government and imposing tariffs on key allies, are ...