Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next ...

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is ...

Trump is challenging congressional Republicans to defy him as he says he will nominate controversial figures to his Cabinet.

Plus, Republicans prepare to scrutinize Matt Gaetz's attorney general nomination, and Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as ...

Texas, says he's open to subpoenaing the House Ethics Committee for information on Trump's pick. Others say the confirmation process will bring things to light.

WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans warned that attorney general pick Matt Gaetz would struggle to win the support needed for ...

Trump announced several controversial cabinet nominees, including Democrat-turned-Republican Tulsi Gabbard for director of ...

Republican lawmakers increasingly say not only that Trump has a mandate, but that his mandate is all that matters.

The Republican president-elect’s victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic control of ...

Co-founder of The Federalist and far-right commentator Ben Domenech is telling Republican Senators that if they approve ...

President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most ...