Senate confirms 48 of Trump’s nominees at once after changing the chamber’s rules

The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees. Republicans acted for the first time under new rules to clear a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by ... Read More

Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees at once, including Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich

Republicans this month triggered the "nuclear option," changing Senate rules to confirm nominees en bloc, calling it an attempt to overcome Democratic obstruction. Read More

Senate Republicans tee up final vote on 48 Trump nominees after changing rules

Senate Republicans cleared a key hurdle Wednesday toward confirming four dozen of President Trump’s lower-level nominees, teeing up a final vote after they changed the chamber’s rules ... Read More

Senate GOP confirms first group of Trump nominees after changing rules

Senate Republicans confirmed four dozen of President Trump’s nominees Thursday, the first tranche of his stalled choices to get over the finish line after the GOP changed the chamber’s rules last ... Read More

Senate rejects both parties' bills to avoid a shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

Democrats in the Senate rejected a House GOP proposal to keep funds flowing through Nov. 21, while Republicans scuttled a competing Democratic bill with health care provisions. Read More

President Donald Trump impeachment trial: Senate approves rules, rejecting witnesses

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is holding a news conference before he leaves Switzerland to return to Washington, where his impeachment trial is under way. He announced the unexpected ... Read More

Trump Impeachment Threat May Drive Voters

Republican leaders have predicted that the potential third House impeachment of President Donald Trump could significantly mobilize his supporters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Critics have ... Read More