WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director, approving the second high-level appointment for the new Trump administration. The vote was 74-25 in ...

Washington — Rep. Sean Duffy sailed through his Senate confirmation vote to be transportation secretary, just before some of President Trump's more controversial nominees will be facing their ...

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as the next secretary of Homeland Security on Saturday, giving the South Dakota governor bipartisan support to lead a department that will play a key role in ...

The Senate on Tuesday approved Sean P. Duffy’s nomination to lead the Transportation Department in a 77-22 vote, marking an end to an easy confirmation process for the former Wisconsin lawmaker.

Pete Hegseth, who has been dogged by allegations of misconduct and scrutinized over his lack of qualifications, has been confirmed as secretary of defense by a 51-50 vote in the Senate ...

Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted to filibuster a GOP-led bill to sanction International Criminal Court officials. The measure was designed to punish the ICC for issuing arrest warrants for top ...

But Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said. “Admittedly, this nomination is unconventional,” but he compared Hegseth’s choice to that of Trump ...

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate on Friday night confirmed ... that he had demonstrated “erratic and aggressive behavior over many years” and had made his ex-wife, Samantha ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's controversial pick to head the federal Department of Health and Human Services, will appear Wednesday before a Senate panel that is crucial to advance his ...

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) to be the next Transportation secretary, putting him in place to lead a sprawling agency that oversees air travel, highways ...

“He brings a wealth of private sector experience in the economy and markets to his new role, as well as the concern for the needs of working Americans,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S ...

Sean Duffy, the president's pick to lead the Department of Transportation, has advanced to the final round of the Senate confirmation process that will decide whether he assumes a top Cabinet ...