The powerful former speaker of the House suggested the Democrats could have fared better if the president stood down as ...

Republicans have flipped the Senate, they look certain to retain the House, and Mr Trump is poised to win the popular vote, ...

Thousands of fans streamed into Great American Ball Park despite steady rain on Sunday to pay respects to Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader, who died Sept. 30 at the age of 83. The 14-hour ...

President-elect Donald Trump is already flexing raw power, showing he may try to subvert Washington’s checks and balances and ...

President-elect Trump demanded on Sunday that the next Senate GOP leader allow him to make recess appointments, which would effectively let him fast-track his nominees and appointments without ...

The state Senate now has three Republicans, while the House has nine GOP members -- the most in the Republican Caucus in the ...

Businessman Elon Musk, an ally of President-elect Donald Trump, endorsed Republican Senator Rick Scott for U.S. Senate ...

Donald Trump wants his incoming party leadership to agree to recess appointments even though Republicans control the Senate.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the ...

Trump suggested on Sunday bypassing Senate confirmation of his political appointments through the use of recess appointments.

Republicans haven’t won the popular vote in a presidential contest since 2004 — when President George W. Bush got 62 million ...

The president-elect said the next Senate majority leader should be open to bypassing Senate confirmation for administration ...