During the Senate Judiciary Committee vote today on the Confirmation of Trump's Director of the FBI nominee, Kash Patel, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse scolded Senate Republicans for establishing an ...

The Seattle Times does not append comment threads to stories from wire services such as the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post or Bloomberg News. Rather, we focus on ...

Kennedy Jr. spent much of today's Senate confirmation hearing clarifying or walking back some of his most controversial positions. Unlike other jobs we're confirming around this place, this is ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to face the Senate for a two-day confirmation hearing beginning Wednesday in a bid to become the leader of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy is set ...

"It's incomprehensible to me that someone who is willing to exploit their own painful family tragedies for publicity would be put in charge of America's life and death situations," Caroline Kennedy ...

One more of President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks will face a Senate committee this week on their road to confirmation while two others wait for their next step. Jamieson Greer, Trump’s pick ...

While Trump's Cabinet nominees play to their audience of one, it’s Democrats’ responsibility to play to the audience that really matters here: the American people. On Tuesday, Pete Hegseth ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has pledged that Democrats won't "reflexively oppose" Mr. Trump's nominees, citing Rubio's speedy confirmation. But the New York Democrat warned Tuesday that ...