Senate Republicans on Thursday triggered the so-called “nuclear option” and changed the rules of the upper chamber to speed up the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees. The proposed rule change, ...

Democrats have looked to force votes relating to the Epstein files to focus public attention on President Donald Trump's ...

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 […] ...

Republicans changed Senate rules to allow President Donald Trump's nominees to be voted on in batches after months of ...

Senate Republicans took the first steps to change the chamber’s rules on Thursday, moving to make it easier to confirm groups ...

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

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are ready to change the chamber's rules to allow quick confirmations of dozens of President Donald Trump's executive branch nominees and will move to ...

Senate Republicans on Wednesday narrowly voted to table an amendment directing the Department of Justice to release all the ...

Republican senators face pressure to use rule changes for faster nominee confirmations while preparing for an anticipated ...

With fundamental issues of public health, safe food and clean water on the line, Schumer and Senate Democrats must stand firm ...

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

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