Congressional Republicans aren’t ready to cede power to President Donald Trump to swiftly install nominees during recesses ...

Now, the two men are headed toward a fall rematch with much higher stakes: whether to keep the federal government open past a Sept. 30 funding deadline. Despite decades of history between them, their ...

The president accused Senate Democrats of using confirmations of more than 150 of his nominees as leverage for funding deals.

The dramatic collapse in talks over the weekend doesn't bode well for the tougher job lawmakers are facing of funding the ...

TRUMP ADMIN DECLASSIFIES THE DURHAM ANNEX… REPORT GOES INTO JAW-DROPPING DETAIL ABOUT HILLARY’S PLAN TO DISTRACT FROM HER ...

According to CSPAN's Craig Caplan, "Senate just agreed by unanimous consent at the request of Majority Leader Thune to hold pro forma sessions every 3 days following today’s session and not return for ...

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What began as promising bipartisan negotiations in the Senate collapsed dramatically Saturday night after President Donald Trump intervened, derailing a deal that could have confirmed dozens of his ...

The Senate is on recess after senators couldn't come to an agreement to allow President Trump's judicial nominees.

More than 150 of President Donald Trump's nominees for positions throughout the federal government await Senate confirmation ...

A decision by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to schedule pro forma sessions throughout the August recess which will ...

Hours of tense negotiations to strike a deal on President Donald Trump’s nominees blew up Saturday night, and now lawmakers ...