For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is ...

The Republican president-elect’s victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic control of ...

President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for recess appointments to place members of his administration into positions without ...

Some Senate Republicans have balked at Trump's picking Matt Gaetz to serve as his attorney general. And then there's Tommy ...

The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the ...

Republican Dave McCormick won the U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, Decision Desk HQ projected on Thursday, beating ...

President-elect Donald Trump is still choosing his nominees for his second term in the White House − and making some ...

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“The Senate has an advise and consent rule in the Constitution ... Long Beach and John Wayne So long to ‘America’s Flagship’: ...

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...

U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune to lead the chamber next year, opting for a well-regarded insider and shrugging ...