Donald Trump’s move to pause trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans awakened widespread Democratic resistance to ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) as his nominee for secretary of transportation on November 18, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate ...

Trump continues his crackdown on illegal immigration and takes executive action on federal aid and DEI initiatives.

President Donald Trump’s administration issued a memo Monday ordering all federal assistance to be temporarily paused, as ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked Hegseth if he'd be willing to submit to an expanded background check with interviews of former colleagues, ex-wives, "sexual assault survivors and others." ...

Majority Leader John Thune appears to be making good on his threat to keep senators in town to confirm a trio of President Donald Trump’s nominees.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Vought on January 15, 2025. Russell Vought's Senate confirmation hearing, January 15, 2025 The Senate ...