The process started going downhill in 1987, when the infamous Robert Bork hearings turned ugly and personal. A Republican, Bork was a federal appeals court judge and former U.S. solicitor general who ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025,” a bill that would ban ...

A look at the lineup of official inaugural events for the four days surrounding Trump's second inauguration as president.

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump's picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the ...

Republican lawmakers in Montana’s House of Representatives voted to pass a bathroom ban despite pleas from two of their ...

Latest news and live updates as the Trump administration prepares for office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation hearings continue for attorney general pick Pam Bondi.

I think there’s room in this space for EVs and gas-powered vehicles,” said former Republican Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin.

On Thursday, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi returns for her second day before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Treasury ...

A veteran of the Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio is widely seen as one of Trump's least controversial Cabinet picks and is ...

Chris Wright laid out his priorities, such as restoring "energy dominance," increasing innovation and cutting red tape, ...

Mr. Rubio expressed views aligned with those of most senators who work on foreign policy, while taking care not to break from ...

Energy secretary nominee Chris Wright was questioned by members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on ...