senate

News

Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session

By LISA MASCARO, Associated Press Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The budget resolution from Republicans was on the agenda in the Senate, but...

News

Kash Patel wins Senate confirmation as Trump’s FBI director

Kash Patel won Senate confirmation as FBI director by a 51-49 vote, putting a fierce loyalist of President Trump at the helm of...

News

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann collapses on floor of state Senate

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann collapsed on the floor of the state Senate Wednesday morning, with staffers and fellow pols rushing to his...

News

Senate confirms Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary, a key role for Trump’s trade agenda

By PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed wealthy financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary Tuesday, putting in place a staunch supporter...

News

The Senate fails its duty: Republicans sign off on some terrible cabinet members

This past week, all hopes that a GOP-controlled Senate would ever stand up even to President Trump’s most destructive cabinet picks finished fading,...

News

Kash Patel wins key vote for FBI director confirmation

Kash Patel Thursday won a key Senate committee vote, putting the right-wing hardliner on a smooth path for confirmation as President Trump’s new...

News

Tulsi Gabbard wins Senate confirmation by 52-48 vote in big victory for Trump

Tulsi Gabbard won Senate confirmation as director of national intelligence Wednesday and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also neared approval as President Trump continued...

News

Sen. Schumer warns of ‘Trump shutdown,’ vows pushback on Elon Musk cuts

Sen. Chuck Schumer Monday warned that Republicans are driving the nation toward a government shutdown and vowed Democrats will unite to push back...

News

Senate confirms Pam Bondi as US attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Department’s helm

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, putting a...

News

RFK Jr. wins Senate committee vote as Tulsi Gabbard faces test

RFK Jr. won the backing of a Senate committee to be President Trump’s health secretary with party-line support from Republicans while Tulsi Gabbard...