WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director under President Donald Trump, approving the second high-level appointment for the new administration.

The bill, which received bipartisan support in the House, will need votes from at least seven Democratic senators to pass ...

President Trump said he is open to using recess appointments to get his Cabinet appointees confirmed if delays keep emerging in the Senate.

The Trump cabinet is taking shape as Republicans rush to confirm key nominees, but Democrats are raising concerns about some of the picks and working to slow the process.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security team to ...

President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to adjourn Congress so that he may make recess appointments. “Trump most recently raised the prospect of … [adjourning Congress] during […] ...

Obstruction** Senate Democrats are once again showing their hand, revealing a troubling trend of obstruction against President Donald Trump’s nominees during his second admini ...

S.D., and his Republican colleagues are determined to resist efforts by the Democrats to stall the confirmation of President ...

The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The Laken ...

Senate Democrats are returning to the confirmation wars of 2017 as they attempt to find their footing in a new Republican majority. Democrats are dragging out the confirmation process for ...

Senate Republicans are steamrolling ahead on Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, and a new report detailing ...

The Laken Riley Act will now go to Trump's desk and symbolically will become the first measure he signs into law of his ...