President-elect Donald J. Trump is seeking to circumvent the long and drawn-out process of having to submit nominations to ...

Under Thune’s leadership, the Republican-controlled Senate will play a key role in the 119th Congress in confirming President ...

President-elect Donald Trump shocked members of Congress by nominating former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general. Sen. Thom ...

President-elect Donald Trump has declared a strong intention to use recess appointments in his next term. What are recess ...

President-elect Donald Trump wants the Senate to bypass approval for his Cabinet choices. How is that possible? We'll explain ...

Republicans are going to court in Pennsylvania amid vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen.

Senate won’t confirm, say, Matt Gaetz as attorney general? Just wait until they leave — maybe even if they don’t want to.

Democratic senators are fast-tracking Biden's judicial nominations before President-elect Trump takes office in January and after several of his nominees have come under fire.

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

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.

If Sen. Marco Rubio becomes secretary of state, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida will choose his replacement. Some lawmakers are ...