“I have witnessed many contentious confirmation hearings over the years and watched as the system has become increasingly ...

Live updates on the Trump transition ahead of next week's inauguration. Follow the latest as Senate confirmation hearing ...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for CIA director, John Ratcliffe, on Wednesday vowed not to fire or force out employees ...

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) told senators the United States as a superpower is standing at a crossroads and that the “postwar ...

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is receiving a warm welcome at his confirmation hearing to become secretary of State.

He can communicate so well to the American people," Waltz said, adding that Hegseth can articulate "why we need what we need ...

President-elect Donald Trump has privately encouraged Vivek Ramaswamy to consider an appointment to the US Senate seat ...

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over ...

Even though Trump has not officially been inaugurated, the Senate can confirm cabinet members before his Oath of Office.

Marco Rubio's hearing was briefly interrupted by protesters, with the senator touting he gets "bilingual protesters" after ...

Selections for attorney general, secretary of homeland security, secretary of state and Treasury secretary are among those ...

Democratic lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Energy Committee called Tuesday on the panel's Republican chairman to postpone the ...