Indiana U.S. Senator and Governor-elect Mike Braun has faced criticism for missing key judicial confirmation votes this week, which could have blocked Democrat-supported nominees. Former President Donald Trump expressed frustration, urging Republican senators to show up to prevent Democrats from confirming judges before the GOP takes control of the Senate in January. Braun, who won ...

Donald Trump has picked a former Michigan congressman as his upcoming administration's ambassador to Canada. He must still be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Dave McCormick's spokesperson claimed his lead is "too big for this charade" in a social media post.

In todays issue: As President-elect Trumps Cabinet takes shape, two factors have defined the proceedings: controversy and loyalty. From nominating Cabinet picks that will face steep hurdles in their Senate confirmation processes to installing loyalists in top White House posts, the past few weeks have given a window into a presidential transition without precedent. A...

John McCain isn't walking through that door.

Senate Republicans are warning confirmation proceedings for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will be like Kavanaugh on steroids, referring to the contentious hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. GOP senators say allegations against Gaetz of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, as well as the findings of the Department of Justices probe...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen.-elect Andy Kim (D-N.J.) are joining forces on a bill that would require several presidential nominees working on national security issues to publicly disclose past work for foreign governments. The bill, introduced in both chambers Thursday, would require Senate-confirmed leaders at the Departments of Defense, State, and Treasury, as well...

President-elect Trumps allies say the Constitution allows him to make recess appointments for top offices, by forcing the Senate out of session. Such a movecould mean a Supreme Court fight.

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The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday evening against three resolutions, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that would have blocked the sale of certain U.S. weapons to Israel.

President-elect Trump's team is confident that Senate Republicans will approve his cabinet selection after the president-elect picked cabinet nominees at a rapid-fire pace.

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said that letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a slippery slope if the teachers may not be believers themselves. Mullin, who sits on the Senate committee that oversees education, said that he wants his kids to know the Bible, but I want it to be taught by...

The Vermont lawmaker, supported by a small group of Democrats and independent Sen. Angus King of Maine, sought to put legislation up for a Senate vote that would block the sale of some weapons to Israel.

The Senate on Wednesday failed to pass three resolutions that would have limited offensive arms to Israel, but 19 senators supported the initiative, showing there is growing resistance to the Israeli war against Hamas in Gaza. The 19 senators who voted to block some offensive arms sales was higher than the 11 who joined a...

Sanders, 83, had sought to block a $20 billion arms deal sending US military tank rounds, mortar rounds and joint direct attack munitions (JDAMS) to the Jewish State over what he described as unacceptable civilian death and harm in Gaza.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, whose unsuccessful 2022 Pennsylvania Senate bid included

Senate Democrats failed on Wednesday to implement an arms embargo on Israel, with the upper chamber swatting away three measures led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.). Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly against three separate disapproval resolutions that called for an immediate pause on American arms sales to Israel and accused the United States of supporting mass […]The post