The Senate’s advise-and-consent process rests almost entirely with the majority, with any setbacks the incoming ...

Incoming U.S. Sen. Majority Leader John Thune signaled he’s willing to push back against Trump's attempts to expand ...

The Hague Invasion Act” authorizes the military to forcibly extract US and allied nationals if arrested for war crimes.

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Still, a new chamber could change things. Banks ran as a Trump devotee. Gallego, previously a member of the Congressional ...

Despite the facile comments that the president is “entitled” to have the Cabinet secretaries and of his own choosing, the ...

Republican House Reps. Barry Moore, Mike Rogers, Robert Aderholt, Dale Strong and Gary Palmer all openly supported Trump's ...

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Responding to Trump is a challenge for anyone in government, but the position of majority leader is especially influential. In defending the Senate’s independence and norms, McConnell has sometimes ...

The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general serves as a reminder that the ...

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