Fifty senators are needed to confirm President-elect Donald Trump's picks for top administration jobs. Here's who could ...

Despite the facile comments that the president is “entitled” to have the Cabinet secretaries and of his own choosing, the ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell announced that he will chair the Senate Rules Committee as well as the Senate Appropriations ...

Republicans sought to delay Democrats' cloture filings on Monday as they try to quickly confirm Biden judges in the lame duck ...

Soon to be in the minority, Senate Democrats are ready to use whatever tactics are at their disposal to put up roadblocks for ...

Senate Democrats agreed not to confirm four higher-level circuit court picks and will save the slots for President-elect ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell says he will lead a subcommittee overseeing defense spending as he carves out new roles once he ...

While some of President-elect Donald Trump 's Cabinet picks have raised eyebrows and calls for the Senate to block their ...

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz is meeting with Senate Republicans as he seeks to shore up support after Donald Trump tapped the ...

Responding to Trump is a challenge for anyone in government, but the position of majority leader is especially influential. In defending the Senate’s independence and norms, McConnell has sometimes ...

The election of South Dakota’s Senator John Thune as Senate majority leader is one of the few bright spots for our democracy ...

Republican House Reps. Barry Moore, Mike Rogers, Robert Aderholt, Dale Strong and Gary Palmer all openly supported Trump's ...