Several Republican senators have said they are not inclined to abdicate their "advice and consent" role in presidential ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that he will “strongly request” that the House Ethics Committee not release the ...

The House Speaker says President-elect Donald Trump has an “embarrassment of riches” to choose his Cabinet from after making ...

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a centrist Democrat with strong ties to former President Bill Clinton and the corporate world, on ...

Burgum was a serious contender to be Trump’s vice presidential choice this summer. The two-term governor was seen as a ...

Reaction among Republicans on Capitol Hill to President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general ranged ...

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s nomination as the new Attorney General might face an uphill battle in the Senate, but his confirmation could create a political predicament for Republicans in ...

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

Senate Democrats are rushing to confirm Biden’s final nominees for federal judge positions before the party loses the chamber ...

If President-elect Trump's elevation of his acolytes is a signal, then the question of confirmation is a test for Republicans ...

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