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Once-routine US attorney nominations become embroiled in politics
While Democrats try to thwart Trump on U.S. attorney nominees, Trump has worked to go around Democrats entirely.
Senate Democrats Go to Battle Against Each Other
The Democratic Party has searched for a central message to get behind and potential leaders to emerge on the heels of the ...
Lindsey Graham gets Republican challenger: Project 2025 author to announce Senate bid
Paul Dans, lead architect of a controversial conservative policy plan, faces a tough primary against the four-term incumbent ...
Senate confirms former Trump attorney Emil Bove as U.S. appeals court judge
Emil Bove was one of President Trump's defense lawyers before joining the Justice Department earlier this year.
Senate to vote on Trump’s pick to lead the CDC
Susan Monarez, a federal scientist, was Trump’s second choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after ...
US Senate committee approves Trump's UN envoy pick, nomination heads to full vote
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday voted narrowly in favor of Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump's pick ...
Booker accuses Democrats of being "complicit" in Trump's agenda in heated exchange with Senate colleagues
Sen. Cory Booker's tense exchange with two fellow Democrats marked a rare moment of intraparty disagreement that played out ...
Key Trump nominees stalled by Senate Dems puts pressure on GOP leaders
President Donald Trump called on Senate Republicans to skip recess to hammer out his remaining nominees, but Senate Democrats ...
Democrats spar on Senate floor: Booker goes up against Cortez Masto, Klobuchar over police bills
A heated Sen. Cory Booker tore into Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Amy Klobuchar over his objection to a package of ...