The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security team ...

Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, but Thune has complained that Democrats are using procedural maneuvers to ...

President Donald Trump will make his first trip outside Washington since his inauguration, traveling to hurricane-ravaged Asheville, North Carolina, and then to Los Angeles to view wildfire damage.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is making good on his threat to keep the Senate working after hours, vowing to go ...

President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to adjourn Congress so that he may make recess appointments. “Trump most recently raised the prospect of … [adjourning Congress] during […] ...

The Trump cabinet is taking shape as Republicans rush to confirm key nominees, but Democrats are raising concerns about some of the picks and working to slow the process.

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director under President Donald Trump, approving the second high-level appointment for the new administration.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune had called out Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy for delaying the vote on a “key national security position.” ...

The bill, which received bipartisan support in the House, will need votes from at least seven Democratic senators to pass ...

The Upper Chamber on Thursday voted 74-25 to approve the nomination of Ratcliffe, who served as Trump's Director of National Intelligence for the last eight months of his first term, Xinhua news ...