Senate Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ to change rules to confirm Trump nominees

Senate Republicans on Thursday invoked the so-called “nuclear option” and changed the chamber’s rules to more easily confirm dozens of President Trump’s stalled sub-Cabinet nominees. The ... Read More

California Supreme Court again rejects Republicans’ efforts to stop mid-cycle redistricting

The California Supreme Court has once again rejected a lawsuit brought by Republican legislators seeking to squash Democrats’ attempt to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of next year’s ... Read More

California Supreme Court rejects Republicans’ efforts to halt redistricting proposals

California’s Supreme Court on Wednesday evening rejected Republicans’ efforts to stall work on Democrats’ redistricting proposals. Republican legislators earlier this week asked the state’s Supreme ... 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

Republicans are preparing to change Senate rules to speed Trump’s nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators say they are prepared to change the chamber’s rules to get around the Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees and are discussing a proposal to ... Read More

California Supreme Court rules on Republicans' second redistricting case

For the second time in as many weeks, the California Supreme Court blocked Republican lawmakers' attempt to stop their Democratic counterparts from moving forward with a plan to redraw the state's ... Read More

Senate Republicans, White House back Trump court nominee despite conservative backlash

Senate Republicans and the White House on Wednesday voiced their continued support for President Donald Trump's latest nominee to serve as a federal appeals court judge even as a number of advocacy ... Read More