Elissa Slotkin, Michigan's new US senator, wanted to know if Pete Hegseth would reject an unlawful order to use the military against civilians.

Michigan's two Democratic senators probed Pete Hegseth's qualifications to lead the Pentagon and whether he'd follow illegal orders from Donald Trump.

Democrats grilled Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President-elect Trump’s next budget chief, for his ties to Project 2025 and the powers of the executive branch as senators weighed his

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee as inexperienced, unprofessional and toxic due to allegations of sexual

The House voted on Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate in a sign of the challenges facing Republicans despite controlling both chambers of Congress.

The votes aren’t yet there to clear the Senate's filibuster, but several Democrats say they’ll support the House-passed bill or expressed openness to it.

The bill would mandate federal detention of undocumented immigrants merely accused of crimes such as shoplifting

WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit certain crimes.

Gary Peters, Michigan's senior senator who also ... "You talk about standards," Peters said, adding that he saw the Senate advise and consent role in helping to confirm a Defense Department ...

Taking part in her first Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday ... Earlier in the hearing, Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, Michigan's senior senator who also serves on the committee, joined his colleagues who sharply questioned whether Hegseth ...

Senators voted 61-35 to end the debate on the bill. Every Republican senator voted for it along with 10 Democrats.