Presidents deserve wide latitude in selecting members of their Cabinet. But, at the same time, the Senate must take its ...

Incoming U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, signaled Tuesday he’s willing to push back against potential ...

Mitch McConnell's successor suggested he might need to “put the brakes” on the incoming president. But how much of a check ...

Incoming Senate GOP leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has a new power dynamic to deal with next year, thanks to his members who keep ...

Still, a new chamber could change things. Banks ran as a Trump devotee. Gallego, previously a member of the Congressional ...

Despite the facile comments that the president is “entitled” to have the Cabinet secretaries and of his own choosing, the ...

House Republicans are pushing back on Senate GOP negotiators over how long to extend President-elect Trump’s tax cuts, which ...

Republican House Reps. Barry Moore, Mike Rogers, Robert Aderholt, Dale Strong and Gary Palmer all openly supported Trump's ...

Fifty senators are needed to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for top administration jobs. Here’s who could ...

Donald Trump’s approach to governance mirrors his life in construction: ruled by ego and loyalty demands akin to a mafia boss ...

Matt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman, had just a day earlier withdrawn his nomination as attorney general. Bannon ...