Donald Trumps inauguration as the forty-seventh president of the United States marks the beginning of a new era of superpower competition.Last week, Washington experienced a fleeting sense of normalcy with Senate confirmation hearings and President Joe Bidens farewell address. Even the theatrics of Secretary of Defense nominee

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Nearly 200 House Republicans and over 30 Senate Republicans voted to ban TikTok last year if it did not sell its U.S. operations.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) signaled stiff opposition on Sunday to efforts to try to revive TikTok in the United States. Cotton, who has been one of the leading voices against China in Washington over the last decade, released a statement with Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) in response to U.S. tech companies complying ...

The Congressional Progressive Staff Association (CPSA) announced their official withdrawal of a letter requesting a rotating 32-hour work week in a Friday statement. The initial letter, addressed to SpeakerMike Johnson(R-La.), House Minority LeaderHakeem Jeffries(D-N.Y.), Senate Majority LeaderJohn Thune(R-S.D.) and Senate Minority LeaderChuck Schumer(D-N.Y.), argued that a reducti...

The U.S. government's system of checks and balances can withstand attempts at presidential overreach, and the Senate, courts, and civil society must do their part to ensure that the Constitution is upheld.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Wednesday predicted that "most, if not all" of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees will get at least 50 votes in the Senate on Breitbart News Daily.The post Exclusive — Sen. Ron Johnson: ̵...

On Thursday, the Senate will hold a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Servies. His nomination has raised alarms with health officials because of Kennedy's skepticism of vaccines and his vow that he will advise water systems to stop adding fluoride. Some cities have already made the move. Our CBS News Confirmed team visited one c...

Senate Democrats appear to be warming up to Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), President-elect Trumps combative and confrontational nominee for envoy to the United Nations, encouraged by commitments shell engage with the global body rather than seek to burn it down. Stefanik, who served as the third-ranking Republican leader in the House, has carved out a...

Tulsi Gabbard is trying to explain her past support for Edward Snowden, including her push to pardon the national security leaker, to a tough crowd: members of the Senate Intelligence Committee considering her confirmation. When she was still in the House, Gabbard introduced a resolution calling for all charges to be dropped against Snowden. And...

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trumps pick for Defense Secretary, increasing the nominee's chances of becoming the next head of the Pentagon. The Presidents pick for Secretary of Defense, Mr. Hegseth, has impressive academic qualifications, conducted himself very well in the Senate Armed Services hearing, and...