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.

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

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The only thing more reliable in Hawaii than the annual explosions lighting up the New Year’s Eve sky has been the failure of ...

I watched part of the Senate hearings on Pam Bondi. Although I really know very little of her other than being Florida’s last attorney general, she was very impressive during her Senate confirmation ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told senators that the U.S. can use fossil fuel development to ...