President-elect Trump’s ill-fated nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to run the Justice Department marked an early ...

Roughly 1,000 government positions require Senate confirmation through a majority vote in the 100-seat chamber. Most of Trump’s Cabinet picks easily won confirmation during his first 2017-2021 ...

News outlets called the last outstanding U.S. Senate race this week for Democrat Ruben Gallego of Arizona. That gives Republicans a 53-47 edge in the chamber after picking up four seats.

Nadine Nakamura set to become Hawaii's first female House speaker, leading on housing costs, transparency, and family-focused ...

The state House of Representatives has new leadership with Rep. Nadine Nakamura becoming the new speaker of the House. HPR’s ...

News outlets called the last outstanding U.S. Senate race this week for Democrat Ruben Gallego of Arizona. That gives Republicans a 53-47 edge in the chamber after picking up four seats.

If the Senate puts up a fight against President-elect Trump's demand for recess appointments, could Trump force Congress to ...

Republican Sen.-elect Tim Sheehy endorsed Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to head the Department of National Intelligence.

Trump’s nomination of the former Hawaii congresswoman ... the Democratic chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, pointed to the importance of the chamber’s “advice and consent ...

It could take two to four years for an agency running the state’s foster care system to fully address shortcomings found in ...

The casket bearing the remains of the senator lay in state at the foyer of the White House wing, directly in front of the Senate Chamber. The day’s order paper featured only one item ...