Trump announced several controversial cabinet nominees, including Democrat-turned-Republican Tulsi Gabbard for director of ...

To allow Trump to make the appointments, Republican senators would have to pass a motion of adjournment with a simple ...

The Senate Majority Caucus has concluded its leadership elections to designate legislators to key positions that will guide ...

Republican senators are warning that former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) nomination to serve as President-elect Trump’s ...

Trump's use of recess appointments would bypass the Senate confirmation process for some of the most powerful positions in ...

Senators are continuing to debate whether to grant President-elect Donald Trump the ability to bypass the chamber's approval for his nominees.

Even with unified GOP control of government, Trump's agenda and some of his more controversial nominees may run into some ...

Senate Pro Tem Designee Lonnie Paxton says his priorities are now those of his entire caucus, and during his first press ...

Some members of the Cabinet, like vice president and White House chief of staff, do not need Senate approval. But most of ...

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), who was unseated last week by Republican businessman Bernie Moreno, seems open to a bid to ...

Democrats lost their supermajority in the Colorado House after prolonged vote counting showed the party losing key seats needed to maintain their two-thirds majority.  While two races will have ...