Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared for skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday.

The 119th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. New members were ...

With Democrats opposed and some Republican votes wavering, the committee could employ unusual maneuvers to advance Trump’s ...

The Senate is voting in a dramatic late-night session on Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune tells reporters gathered at a weekly news conference outside the chamber in the Capitol ...

On the Senate floor, the majority leader said the ‘illegitimate targeting of a key U.S. ally should concern all of us,’ and ...

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) will be taking the gavel to lead the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, it ...

This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Hegseth on January 14, 2025. [1] The Senate confirmed Hegseth in a 51-50 ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., endorsed a two-bill strategy in December, and Republicans in the chamber have already begun setting up the process for a border-only reconciliation bill.

Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told a CNN reporter Monday he believes President Donald Trump’s nominee to ...

Thune's comments come after the Senate confirmed four of Trump's Cabinet nominees, with more “queueing up” to get confirmed soon.

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