President Donald Trump wore the lapel pin during the swearing-in ceremony of Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National ...

In an X post that garnered over 10,000 likes and shares, conservative podcast host Benny Johnson wrote: "President Trump's ...

CROWN POINT — The top Republican at the Lake County Board of Elections and Registration is leaving her post after seven years to become Northwest Indiana regional director for U.S. Sen. Jim ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A Senate panel unanimously advanced President Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Transportation (DOT), former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), on Wednesday. Duffy, the former five-term Republican ...

Washington — Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's picks for his Cabinet and top administration posts, facing delays by Democrats who are pushing back ...

WASHINGTON — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was abusive ...

Senate Republicans hit their full 53-member majority on Tuesday as Sens. John Husted (R-Ohio) and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) were sworn into office by Vice President Vance. The pair cemented the full ...

The affidavit, which was sent in response to a request by Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, was first reported by NBC News. It’s the latest in a string of ...

“I hope that no one is making any plans for the weekend or the evenings because we’re going to get these nominees confirmed,” Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) said.

Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past a key Senate committee Tuesday, teeing up his likely confirmation with a full floor vote in the coming days. The Senate ...