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.

In an interview, Thune called a change in Senate rules, which advanced along party lines, a middle ground for Republicans.

President Trump will be on the road during stopgap spending talks, unlike his hands-on approach earlier this year on a GOP budget mega bill.

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

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s move is the latest salvo after a dozen years of gradual changes by both parties to weaken ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are ready to change the chamber’s rules to allow quick confirmations of ...

S.D., teed up the GOP to go nuclear on a Senate rules change that would allow sub-cabinet level nominees to be voted on in ...

John Deaton plans to make a final decision about running for U.S. Senate by October, and he is canvassing political consultants to help him run a potential campaign against Sen. Ed Markey, he told the ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) blasted a White House budget office for advancing proposal to rescind $4.9 billion in funding allocated to the State Department and the dismantled U.S.