The hold prevents quick passage of a government funding package, but the Democrats hope it will keep NCAR intact.

Some members of the Kennedy family and several lawmakers expressed opposition to the move and questioned its legality.

The first openly transgender member of Congress knew some Democrats would abandon trans kids—so she went to work lobbying Republicans.

After facing strong objections from Senate Democrats in approving many of President Donald Trump’s lower-level nominees — ...

The board's decision to add Trump's name could face legal hurdles, as the law creating the center prohibits renaming the ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune will travel to Louisiana next month to headline a fundraiser for Sen. Bill Cassidy's reelection campaign.

Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is turning to the power of President Donald Trump’s endorsement to protect his fragile ...

The Senate confirmed, 53-43, an en bloc package of 97 nominations. Senators also by unanimous consent confirmed the ...

Invoking the “nuclear” option to bypass roadblocks, the GOP catapulted Trump’s confirmations to the highest first-year rate since 2009.

Congressional Republicans have sent lawmakers home for the holidays without voting to address the Obamacare subsidies cliff that will hit millions of Americans on New Year’s Day — infuriating some of ...

A potential deal to fund large swaths of the federal government, including the departments of Defense and Health and Human ...

Senate Republicans confirmed 417 of President Donald Trump's nominees this year after changing Senate rules in a bid to blast ...