The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be Interior secretary by a vote of 79-18. Burgum will be tasked with supporting President Donald Trump ...

Kash Patel told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that he would focus on combating violent crime and cooperating with congressional oversight if confirmed as the next FBI director ...

The Senate Thursday evening advanced President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Energy to a final confirmation vote. The vote was 62-35. Chris Wright, the CEO and founder of ...

Feb 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee will vote Tuesday on whether to advance President Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services ...

On Thursday, Donald Trump’s nominee for budget director, Russell Vought, passed through his Senate committee hearing 11-0, a unanimous vote. Vought's nomination will now go to the full Senate.

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. He secured confirmation with significant bipartisan support and a 79 ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appeared before the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee on Thursday, as he looks to become the new Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s choice to helm the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will testify Thursday morning before the Senate Committee on Health, Education ...

The GOP-led Senate hasn't yet rejected any of Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, but Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appear to be on shaky ground. By Steve Benen When it comes to choices for ...

He needs 51 votes to be confirmed by the Senate, where Republicans currently hold 53 seats. If Kennedy loses three Republicans, Vice President JD Vance can break the tie. Watch a replay of ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted largely along party lines Wednesday to confirm former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin’s nomination to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, which he ...

By Reid J. Epstein Reporting from Washington A group of six Democratic governors pressed Senator Chuck Schumer of New York during a tense call on Wednesday night to be more aggressive in fighting ...