Three of Trump’s most controversial nominees will testify before the Senate in what could be a make-or-break moment for his ...

Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared for skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during ...

The 119th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. New members were ...

Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for secretary of health and human services on November 14, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing ...

With Democrats opposed and some Republican votes wavering, the committee could employ unusual maneuvers to advance Trump’s ...

The relatively obscure financier and political adviser, who is also a veteran, is set to lead the Pentagon's largest branch despite a resume that some Army officials behind the scenes are concerned ...

President Donald Trump signed a record number of executive orders during his first week back at the White House.

President Donald Trump's nomination of Forest Lake native Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense was approved after a 50-50 tie in the Senate was broken by Vice President JD Vance.

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation vote from the Senate on Friday night, in a tie broken by Vice President J.D. Vance, was helped by ...

The Senate just barely confirmed Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary last week. Mitch McConnell’s vote against him in ...

McConnell’s vote against Hegseth was no profile in courage, but let’s hope he has the backbone to also oppose Robert Kennedy ...

Vice President JD Vance said in his first interview that the bishops might be more "worried about their bottom line." ...