The Senate, with the help of Vice President J.D. Vance narrowly confirmed former Fox News weekend co-host Pete Hegseth to ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald delivered his 2025 State of the Judiciary address ...

Some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial executive branch nominees are set to appear before Congressional ...

Loeffler is a top donor to Trump who served for a time as a U.S. senator from Georgia. She was appointed to the seat by Gov.

The Hawaii State Judiciary needs money to design a new courthouse in Wai­mea, add a District Court judge in Kona and address ...

Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a committee hearing ...

Ratcliffe told senators at a hearing last week that the CIA must do better when it comes to using technology like artificial intelligence to confront adversaries including Russia and China.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director , President Donald Trump ’s nominee to lead America’s premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval.

President Donald Trump notched two victories on Thursday as he pushed to get his top officials in place. He also faced new legal challenges.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the Senate Finance Committee typically hold the confirmation hearings for secretary of health and human services nominees. Confirmation ...

Proponents have long argued that the circuit covers too much territory and too many people and its docket is unmanageable; ...

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to ...