The battle over nominations is spelling trouble for the Senate in other areas, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle feel ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) faces a difficult test in rallying GOP colleagues to change the Senate’s rules to speed up the confirmation of approximately 140 Trump nominees. Changing ...

Sen. Mike Rounds said Republicans still plan to change the Senate rules when they return in September to speed confirmation ...

The effort comes at the direction of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who would like to hold a statewide special election on Nov. 4 so that ...

Many lawmakers are skipping rowdy town halls this August. But Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska said, "You got to put yourself in the town square if you want to be a member of Congress." ...

The House and Senate are holding pro forma sessions to prevent Trump recess appointments as senators won't relinquish their “advice and consent” role ...

The House of Representatives recess began on July 23 and many lawmakers are spending their first days of what the ...

Crucial national security jobs in the Trump administration have been left empty by Senate Democrats’ obstruction while the ...

When House lawmakers return from their August recess in September, they’ll have to decide whether to remain on their partisan ...

“Susan Collins is always there when we need her,” Republican activist Charlie Kirk crowed after the Maine Republican voted to ...

Rifts are emerging between Republicans over how to approach next month’s government funding fight, with some pushing for ...

As Congress begins its summer recess, concerns grow over its ability to pass a full-year budget by the end of September, with ...