Trump says he's dropping Ed Martin’s nomination amid bipartisan opposition

As a rule, Senate Republicans have rubber-stamped Donald Trump's worst nominees. As Ed Martin helped prove, there are rare exceptions. Read More

Trump DC attorney pick Ed Martin's nomination in peril after rare Republican opposition

Ed Martin's nomination hit a roadblock after Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., came out in opposition over Martin's support for Jan. 6 rioters. Read More

Tillis puts onus on Trump to avoid Boasberg picking US attorney after Martin's nomination appears sunk

Tillis' office put the onus on the Trump administration to pick a new interim U.S. attorney to avoid a left-wing court choosing someone after bucking Ed Martin's nomination. Read More

White House budget office ‘has not been responsive’ to probes into frozen funds, GAO says

Gene Dodaro, head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), testified on Tuesday that the White House’s chief budget office has “not been responsive” amid a string of probes into the ... Read More

Hegseth maintains White House backing amid 'smear campaign' alleging likely ouster

that's why we've seen a smear campaign against the secretary of defense since the moment that President Trump announced his nomination before the United States Senate," White House press secretary ... Read More

GOP senator torpedoes Trump’s pick to serve as US attorney for DC

Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a member of the Senate Judiciary ... his position to the White House. “At this point, I’ve indicated to the White House I wouldn’t support his nomination,” he said. Read More

White House withdrawing Stefanik nomination to serve as US ambassador to UN

The White House has informed the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that it is withdrawing Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United ... Read More

White House to send Congress a formal request to nix $9.3B for PBS, NPR, State Department

The White House will soon ask Congress ... request will be swiftly approved. When Trump sent a request in 2018 to claw back $15 billion, the Senate rejected the plan. And not all Republicans ... Read More

Senate Democratic retirements clear the way for a new generation: From the Politics Desk

Durbin is the fourth Senate Democrat to announce retirement plans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, along with Gary Peters of Michigan, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, and Tina Smith of ... Read More

White House pulls Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination amid concern over narrow Republican House majority

(CNN) — The White House on Thursday pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be US ambassador to the United Nations amid concerns over slim margins in the US House of Representatives. Read More

Trump Pulls U.N. Ambassador Nomination to Save House Majority

The White House pulled Rep ... Sources told CBS News that Stefanik’s nomination was put on ice—and eventually canceled outright—because there was an increasing chance a Democrat might ... Read More