Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for even some of the most powerful ...

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

Republicans have won full control of Washington, but Democrats will retain two key levers of power to shape legislative ...

Trump is challenging congressional Republicans to defy him as he says he will nominate controversial figures to his Cabinet.

Utah Sens. Mike Lee, Mitt Romney and Sen.-elect John Curtis comment on approving Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks.

Pressure is rising in the US Senate for details on the House’s sexual misconduct probe into Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s ...

As attorney general, Gaetz will be fully empowered to carry out Trump’s—and his own—incindiary mandate, litigating culture ...

Maine's senior U.S. senator says she's planning to run for reelection in two years. Sen. Susan Collins reportedly told the Washington Examiner, a conservative news site based out of Washington, D.C., ...

Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next ...

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

Donald Trump's nomination of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as Defense Secretary is generating blowback and confusion ...

Moderate Sen. Susan Collins confirmed Thursday that she intends to defend her seat and vie for a sixth term in what is widely ...