Senate Republicans, in a bid to steamroll past the Democrats' blockade of President Donald Trump, changed the rules to make it easier to confirm nominees.

Fed-up Senate Republicans inved the “nuclear option” on Thursday to bypass Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s obstructionism. The invocation will allow them to quickly confirm President Donald […] ...

Senate Republicans are on the verge of breaking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s stranglehold over the confirmation ...

McConnell: “I know Chuck Schumer well enough to know that he’s probably beating the door down” for Gov. Andy Beshear to run ...

McConnell joked that he anticipated finding something to do after life in the U.S. Senate because "my wife doesn't want me ...

McConnell announced in February that he wouldn’t seek reelection, but has stopped short of endorsing a successor. That hasn’t stopped wealthy donors.

Historic rules change would allow for group confirmations, bypassing months of Democratic obstruction. Senate Republicans are on the verge of a historic rules change to overcome what they describe as ...

WASHINGTON -- A critical week in the battle over abortion rights -- what activists are calling the "fight of a generation" -- kicked off in the U.S. Senate on Monday, with Democrats preparing to force ...

WASHINGTON -- In the aftermath of the GOP's assault on the integrity of the 2020 presidential election and amid a torrent of Republican measures aimed at restricting voting rights in the name of ...