Rubio vows to place US interests ‘above all else’ as Trump’s top diplomat
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is promising to implement President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” vision as secretary of ...
Senate immigration bill aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent in a sea change for legal system, experts say
Anti-immigrant state officials and federal judges would have new power to dictate immigration enforcement– including whether ...
Here’s How Senate Confirmation Works for Trump’s Cabinet
Senator John Tower, a Texas Republican, was the last Cabinet nominee to be voted down by the Senate. Mr. Tower was chosen by ...
Trump nominees will face Senate scrutiny this week
Many of Trump’s nominees to serve in Cabinet and advisory roles are slated to appear this week for hearings before Senate ...
When presidents would send handwritten lists of their nominees to the Senate, things were a lot different
The US now faces the likelihood of a bruising and raucous set of confirmation hearings − a clear break from the cooperative ...
No. 2 Senate Democratic leader will back Rubio for secretary of State
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) on Monday announced that he will vote for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to become the ...
Noem awaits confirmation for DHS role. What to know about the Senate confirmation process
Kristi Noem's time as the veritable CEO of South Dakota is drawing to a close, and the next chapter in her political story is ...
John Ratcliffe, tapped by Trump to lead the CIA, will face questioning in the Senate
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will question President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA on his vision for America's ...