Opinion
GOP senators fall in line behind Trump’s nominees, even the contentious ones
Efforts by conservatives to pressure Republican senators to support Trump’s Cabinet nominees have largely been successful so far.
Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back
The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.
Senate to vote on key Trump nominee after Democrats hold contentious overnight debate
The Senate is expected to vote on the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget after Democrats are likely to hold the floor for 30 hours.
Democratic senator to block Trump nominees over US aid agency shutdown
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz said on Monday he would block Senate votes on President Donald Trump's nominees for diplomatic positions in protest over moves to close the U.S. Agency for International Development and fold it into the State Department.
Senate Democrats vow rare overnight session to protest Trump’s ‘most dangerous nominee’
Senate Democrats are bracing to stay in the chamber overnight to make the case against the nomination of Russell Vought to serve as the White House’s next budget chief, who is expected to be
Senate Democrats Hold the Floor in Overnight Protest of Trump Nominee
Powerless to stop President Trump or Russell T. Vought, the nominee to lead the White House budget office, Democrats pulled an all-nighter to show their opposition.
Senate confirms Trump's budget chief after all-night Democratic protest
Democrats call Russell Vought the president's "most dangerous nominee", but Republicans say he will "stop the waste of US taxpayers' dollars".
Trump slams Democrats for ‘purposefully delaying virtually all of my nominees’
President Trump slammed Democrats for what he said was “purposefully” delaying the confirmation of his nominees. “Democrats are purposefully delaying virtually all of my Nominees,” Trump posted
Senate GOP Steamrolls 30 Hours Of Dem Obstruction To Confirm Trump’s 13th Nominee
Senate Republicans on Thursday evening voted to confirm former White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director Russell Vought
Trump nominee Tulsi Gabbard clears last hurdle, heads for final confirmation vote
Tulsi Gabbard faced her final procedural vote on Monday before moving onto a confirmation vote to serve as Trump's Director ...
Can Trump bring unions into the GOP fold? His labor nominee presents a major test
Trump and allied Republicans aim to cast aside the party’s long-held antipathy toward unions and lure more voters.
New Jersey's Democratic candidates for governor debated. Here's what they said
Six candidates for the Democratic nomination for governor assembled at Rider University for a debate Sunday night. What did ...
Committee vote on Kash Patel's nomination to be FBI director delayed after Democrats object
The Senate Judiciary Committee made a surprise announcement Thursday that its vote to advance Kash Patel's FBI nomination has ...