WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director under President Donald Trump, approving the second high-level appointment for the new administration.

The bill, which received bipartisan support in the House, will need votes from at least seven Democratic senators to pass ...

The Trump cabinet is taking shape as Republicans rush to confirm key nominees, but Democrats are raising concerns about some of the picks and working to slow the process.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune had called out Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy for delaying the vote on a “key national security position.” ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security team ...

President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to adjourn Congress so that he may make recess appointments. “Trump most recently raised the prospect of … [adjourning Congress] during […] ...

The House voted on an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, two weeks after it initially passed the bill.

The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The Laken ...

Obstruction** Senate Democrats are once again showing their hand, revealing a troubling trend of obstruction against President Donald Trump’s nominees during his second admini ...

S.D., and his Republican colleagues are determined to resist efforts by the Democrats to stall the confirmation of President ...

Senate Democrats are returning to the confirmation wars of 2017 as they attempt to find their footing in a new Republican majority. Democrats are dragging out the confirmation process for ...

The Laken Riley Act will now go to Trump's desk and symbolically will become the first measure he signs into law of his ...