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Republicans take first steps to change Senate rules to speed confirmations for some Trump nominees ...

Republicans changed Senate rules to allow President Donald Trump's nominees to be voted on in batches, following months of Democratic opposition to fast-track confirmations.

The new rule, established by the GOP on party lines, will enable them to confirm Trump nominees in groups, rather than individually. It's the latest move to erode minority powers.

Senate GOP goes 'nuclear' to break Trump nominee gridlock

If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Captain John DeLeeuw will serve out the the remainder of former NTSB Vice Chair Alvin Brown's term that is set to expire on ...

House and Senate Republicans are lashing out at Democrats en masse, blaming them for rhetoric they say led to Wednesday's assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.U.S. Rep. Bob Onder (R-MO), in a speech Thursday on the floor of the House . ...

After talks fell apart, a frustrated Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., panned Democrats and their demand for more time to work out a deal, asking, "How much time is enough?"

Senate Majority Leader John Thune's move is the latest salvo after a dozen years of gradual changes by both parties to weaken the filibuster and make the nominations process more partisan.

Capitol Police responded to an "incident" Thursday at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., according to posts by Congressional reporters about an alert sent to Senate staffers warning them to steer clear of the location ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) joined Senate Democrats on Thursday to add Russia to the U.S.'s list of state sponsors of terrorism.