Iowa Democrats have flipped a state Senate seat vacated earlier this year by Chris Cournoyer, who resigned to become the state's new lieutenant governor. Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate confirmed former Rep. Sean Duffy as the next secretary of transportation on Tuesday, marking a return to public office for the northwestern Wisconsin Republican after a ...

Former Secretary of Transportation and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is not ruling out a possible Senate run in Michigan in 2026, following Sen. Gary Peters' decision not ...

I'm forever grateful for the opportunity the people of my home state have given me," the two-term senator and former congressman said in a statement on social media on Tuesday. His decision to ...

Every single Democratic senator signed a resolution Monday condemning Trump’s mass pardon of the January 6 insurrectionists. “The Senate disapproves of any pardons for individuals who were ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie. It marks only the second time in U.S. history that a vice president’s vote was necessary ...

Source: U.S. Senate Note: Hegseth was confirmed after a tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance. Note: Senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine are independents who caucus ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote.

Hegseth's comments that women should have no role in military combat drew particular concern on Capitol Hill, including from lawmakers who themselves served NBC Universal, Inc. The Senate ...

On Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, Senator Lisa Murkowski said that she does not support Pete Hegseth's nomination as President Donald Trump's secretary of defense. In a detailed statement posted on X ...

Washington — The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in President Trump's administration amid delays by Democrats.