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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Paul Atkins as President Donald Trump's choice to run the Securities and Exchange Commission, installing the business-friendly lawyer atop an agency in the thro...
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The Senate confirmed retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, filling the position almost two months after President Trump fire...
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York voted against Caine's confirmation, saying in a statement that “I remain outraged" about Brown's firing and that he is skeptical of Trump's intentio...
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel, installing a staunch pro-Israel conservative in the high-profile post amid war in Gaza and relations complicated by U.
The SAVE Act faces tough odds in the upper chamber, where it would need support from seven Democrats to pass. Here's who could break ranks.
Clapping and cheering erupted during a Senate Republican luncheon when news broke that Trump planned a 90-day pause on tariffs, senators in the room said.
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Senate Republicans unveiled their new budget blueprint Wednesday afternoon, paving the way for the Senate and House to finally inch closer to advancing President Donald Trump’s immigration and tax agenda.
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Pete Hoekstra, a former ambassador to the Netherlands, to be ambassador to Canada, a position he assumes as traditional close ties have been strained by President Donald Trump's tariff policy and comments about annexing the neighboring country.
The Senate voted largely along party lines Monday to advance Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s controversial pick to serve as the Defense Department under secretary for policy, overcoming the
Republicans are growing anxious about an emerging Texas primary engulfing one of their longest-serving senators, fearful that a hugely expensive intraparty feud will have major ramifications across the map in next year’s midterms.
The Senate confirmed Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel amid backlash over his past remarks on Palestinians and President Donald Trump’s vision for the Gaza Strip.
Williams, the former director of global public policy at Facebook, which is now called Meta, testified at a Senate hearing Wednesday that she saw Meta executives “repeatedly undermine
The Washington State Senate has passed a bill previously approved by the House of Representatives that would prohibit governors of other states from sending their National
A U.S. judge on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to go ahead with a plan to make immigrants illegally living in or entering the United States register with the federal government or face fines or imprisonment.