Senate confirms Trump's Fed nominee; U.S. military hit alleged drug cartel boat from Venezuela, Trump says

Trump moved to fire Cook in late August, citing allegations of mortgage fraud brought by one of his political appointees, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. Cook has not been charged ... Read More

US Senate loosens rule to speed confirmation of some Trump nominees

Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Thursday rammed a change in one of the chamber's long-standing rules that will allow faster and easier confirmations of President Donald Trump's executive-branch ... Read More

Senate Republicans poised to change rules to speed up Trump's nominees

Republicans are taking the first steps to change the rules of the Senate to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s nominees ... Read More

Why did a Senate committee vote on Trump's nominee for Philly's top federal prosecutor a second time?

For a second time, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to send the nomination of interim U.S. Attorney David Metcalf to the full chamber — a move that Republicans hope will make it easier to ... Read More

Senate committee advances Trump's Federal Reserve nominee

The Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the nomination of President Donald Trump's economic adviser, Stephen Miran, to fill a vacant seat on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors. Read More

US Senate panel advances four of Trump's conservative judicial nominees

A U.S. Senate panel voted along party lines on Thursday to advance four of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees, including two picks to serve on a pair of federal appeals courts, one of which ... Read More

GOP whip: Time to change Senate confirmation rules

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) on Wednesday set the stage for Senate Republicans to begin moving forward next month on proposals to change the rules for processing more than 140 of ... Read More