The Senate was headed for a confirmation vote Thursday night on Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director, who is planning to use one of ...

I would much prefer a Verified Nuclear Peace Agreement, which will let Iran peacefully grow and prosper. We should start ...

While Democrats say Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has illegally forced its way into USAID and the Treasury Department, Republicans have framed the moves as a White House effort to ...

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. The House was in recess this week. Both it and the Senate are scheduled for legislative ...

Here is how New York’s senators voted on select issues during the legislative week ending Jan. 31, as reported by Targeted ...

Senator Chuck Schumer got attention for all the wrong reasons during remarks about President Donald Trump’s federal loan freeze. In an unfortunate choice of words, the Senate […] ...

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

The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a ...

Democrats lost big in the 2024 election because they have taken indefensible positions on important issues. True to form, ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is making good on his threat to keep the Senate working after hours, vowing to go ...

The US Senate confirmed China hawk John Ratcliffe as the next director ... Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York revealed ahead of the vote that he was going to oppose confirmation ...

The Trump cabinet is taking shape as Republicans rush to confirm key nominees, but Democrats are raising concerns about some ...