Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead Labor Department
1 of 2 | Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Feb. 19 speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on her nomination to be…
Senate OKs key bill for COVID aid; Harris breaks tie
WASHINGTON — President Biden laid out his case Friday for moving fast and without Republicans, if necessary, to pass $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief, armed with new…
Musk suggests privatizing Postal Service, Amtrak before meeting with Senate Republicans
1 of 10 | Senior adviser to the president Elon Musk departs a Senate Republican luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Photo…
Clinton Yields to Opponents of Energy Tax : Economy: President will scale back controversial levy in favor of 8-cent-a-gallon gas tax hike, sources say. Move is aimed at saving deficit-cutting plan in Senate.
WASHINGTON — President Clinton has decided to abandon most elements of his proposed energy tax and accept an 8-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax increase in its place as the…
Tim Walz says he will not run for U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to the crowd after being introduced by Vice President Kamala Harris at Temple University in Philadelphia on August 6, 2024.…
Minnesota’s Walz to consider a third run for governor instead of seeking a U.S Senate seat
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year and is instead considering a run for a third term…
US Senate confirms Kash Patel for a 10-year term to lead the FBI | Donald Trump News
The United States Senate has voted to confirm former federal prosecutor Kash Patel as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), continuing…
Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell announces he will retire from U.S. Senate
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., exits a vote in the US Capitol on February 13. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo Feb. 20 (UPI) --…
Senate confirms Trump loyalist Kash Patel as FBI director
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency…
Linda McMahon’s nomination as Education secretary moves to full Senate
Linda McMahon's nomination to serve as Education secretary advanced through a Senate committee Thursday, setting up a vote by the full chamber. Photo by Annabelle…
Mississippi lieutenant governor collapses on floor of Senate
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s lieutenant governor collapsed on the floor of the state Senate on Wednesday.Video from the Senate chamber showed Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann standing at…
Column: Democrats belatedly wake up to start fighting Trump, Musk
WASHINGTON — A president’s first few weeks in office were once expected to be a “honeymoon,” a pleasant if brief period of bipartisanship and good feeling.President Trump’s…
Senate panel advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump pick to lead FBI
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to advance the nomination of Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, pushing past…
US Senate confirms Robert F Kennedy as Health and Human Services leader | Donald Trump News
BREAKINGBREAKING, RFK Jr was a controversial nominee due to his his anti-vaccine views and embrace of health-related conspiracy theories.The United States Senate has approved former…
Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump’s director of national intelligence
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Trump’s director of national intelligence after Republicans who had initially questioned her experience and judgment fell…
Tax Overhaul Sails Through Senate : 97-3 Vote Sends Reform Bill to Conference With House
WASHINGTON — The Senate gave near-unanimous approval today to a dramatic overhaul of the federal tax code that promises a tax cut for millions of Americans while…
Senate confirms former NFL player Scott Turner as HUD secretary
Scott Turner testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing as nominee for secretary of Housing and Urban Development on Jan. 16.…
U.S. Senate confirms Pam Bondi as attorney general
Pam Bondi testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC on January 15. On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted…
Senate confirms Trump ally Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, putting a longtime ally of Donald Trump at the helm of a Justice Department…
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump pick to oversee spy agencies, clears Senate panel
WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard‘s nomination to be President Trump’s director of national intelligence cleared a key Senate committee Tuesday despite concerns raised about her past comments sympathetic…