Pete Hegseth faces grilling from Democrats at confirmation hearing as GOP senators voice support
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, faced some tough questions from Democrats on the ...
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119th Congress brings new growth in racial, ethnic diversity to Capitol Hill
Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.
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Hegseth nomination for Pentagon chief advances in U.S. Senate in close vote
U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday advanced the nomination of veteran and onetime Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the ...
Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn eyes gubernatorial bid: report
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has been placing calls and informing people that she is likely to mount a gubernatorial bid, ...
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U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
Barring a few exceptions, Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely deflected or altogether avoided questions about President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for over 1,500 defendants who stormed the U.S.
From Tallahassee to DC: Ashley Moody sworn in as Florida's newest US senator
Moody, 49, becomes the second woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate, after Paula Hawkins, a Republican who served one term in the 1980s.
Marco Rubio breezes through Senate confirmation, becomes first Latino secretary of State
Marco Rubio was overwhelming confirmed by the Senate as secretary of State to Donald Trump. He becomes the global face of ...
Senate Dems join with Republicans to break filibuster on immigrant crime bill
WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing ...