Democratic New York Rep. Tom Suozzi advised Americans to "calm down" as President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks continue to raise some concerns. "Let's look at what they're proposing to do and their background, and let the Senate go through their process of vetting these candidates so that they can decide whether or not to give their...

Democrats' crushing loss in Montana's nationally important U.S. Senate race settled a fierce political debate over whether a surge of newcomers in the past decade favored Republicans - and if one of the new arrivals could even take high office.

Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in a Friday op-ed for the Boston Globe. Now Donald Trump is setting Kennedy up to go wild as secretary of health and human services. Kennedy is not just unqualified, he is dangerous ...

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WASHINGTON -President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary. “As our next Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American Farmers, who are truly the backbone of our Country,” Trump said in a statement. If confirmed by the Senate, Rollins would lead […]

Columnist Steve Bousquet writes that as a choice for U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi is a major upgrade over Matt Gaetz, but that her record warrants close and critical scrutiny by the Senate.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) The first woman to command Canada’s military called out a U.S. senator on Saturday for questioning the role of women in combat. Gen. Jennie Carignan responded to comments made by Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Com...

Strickland served as an assemblymember from 1998 to 2004 and as a state senator from 2008 to 2012.

A half-dozen state Senate committees will have new chairpersons heading into the 2025 session, with Democrats releasing the lineup on Thursday.

The former Democratic representative will face scrutiny from the Intelligence Committee and others.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) signaled openness to supporting President-elect Trumps pick for Labor secretary, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), on Friday. Murray, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, argued that Americans deserve a Labor secretary who knows that growing a stronger economy requires standing up for workers, not billionaires and giant corporations....

Laura Richardson, a former Congress member, will represent Senate District 35 in the California Legislature after a costly and negative election.

The Senator made the announcement FridayThe post Rick Scott signs on to Senate DOGE Caucus appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government..

Political insiders are already sussing out potential candidates for high-profile 2026 contests. Among the possibilities: State Rep. Chip LaMarca challenging U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz.

Lisa Seminaras loss will increase the Senate Democratic majority to 25-11 when the new terms and 2025 legislative session begin on Jan. 8.

The GOP will have control of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House, making passing and enacting reconciliation bills easier.

Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith was the first U.S. Senator to speak up against the rhetoric and tactics of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, in her 1950 Declaration of Conscience speech on the Senate floor. She will go down in history for it. As of now, Maine Sen. Susan Collins will be remembered for saying that Donald […]