Senate Republicans hit their full 53-member majority on Tuesday as Sens. John Husted (R-Ohio) and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) were sworn into office by Vice President Vance. The pair cemented the full ...

The Senate on Saturday voted to advance Scott Bessent’s nomination to become the next secretary of the Treasury, putting him in line to be confirmed on Monday. Senators voted 67-23 to tee up ...

Washington — The Senate on Monday confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet nominees to win the approval of the upper chamber. The Senate ...

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday by a 59-34 vote, putting the former South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national ...

Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote Friday. Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

The American people have clearly placed their confidence in President Trump to achieve energy dominance and by energy dominance that's the foundation of American prosperity, affordability for ...

Democrats hold a 21-19 majority in the Senate for the four-year terms through December 2027. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin can't veto the constitutional amendments.

Before the Senate left for the holidays, Cabinet nominees began meeting with senators in preparation for their confirmation hearings. The Senate Armed Services Committee has scheduled a ...

However, those views have seemed to evolve during his Senate confirmation hearing, and it's not clear whether he'll make any sort of sweeping policy changes as to the number of positions that ...

Pete Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday for a final Senate vote to advance his confirmation to lead the Department of Defense, setting up a high-stakes showdown. A motion to invoke ...

The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He will confront a challenge managing President-elect Donald J.