Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Monday floated the use of the “nuclear option” to end the shutdown and get around Senate ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had ...

Senate Republicans need Democratic support to reopen the government, but they aren't ready to change Senate rules to ...

Among the 48 nominees confirmed were Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich, both tapped for ambassador roles to Greece and ...

Republicans say the arduous confirmation process of Trump's nominees requires an overhaul due to “unprecedented” roadblocks from Democrats.

The Senate on Monday clarified its procedures for the release of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth of ...

The repetition of votes on the funding bill has become a daily drumbeat in Congress, underscoring how intractable the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans took the first steps to change the chamber’s rules on Thursday, moving to make it easier to confirm groups of President Donald Trump’s nominees after last-minute ...

The Senate passed the ROAD to Housing Act in a 77-20 vote on Friday as part of its version of the National Defense ...

Senate Republicans on Tuesday confirmed a second bloc of President Trump’s nominees, cementing 107 into place after changing the rules last month to grease the skids and overcome Democratic ...

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in June, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) needed to tell Commerce Secretary ...

Two bills addressing earmark transparency rules, adopted by the Legislature during this year’s budget battle, are moving ...