If she can't get a favorable vote from the Intelligence Committee, senators could report her to the floor with a neutral or ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to become the next Treasury secretary and enact the ...

President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and ...

With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead of a Senate vote to shore up support to become the ...

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom ...

Scott Bessent on Monday secured confirmation to lead the Department of the Treasury, putting President Trump’s top economic ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., discusses what’s next in the confirmation process for Trump administration ...

S.D., was frustrated with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., after he blocked a confirmation vote for John Ratcliffe as CIA director ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune tells reporters gathered at a weekly news conference outside the chamber in the Capitol ...

Former Congressman John Ratcliffe is the nation's new CIA director after the Senate voted 74-25 in favor of his confirmation ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director, approving the second high-level ...

Anti-establishment conservatives who opposed Thune for leader are satisfied but cautiously optimistic, as Trump turns up the ...