The decision capped the New Jersey lawmaker’s extraordinary downfall after a half-century political career.

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom ...

Generally, two possible diplomatic approaches to dealing with unpredictability are minimising it and making oneself unpredictable.

All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats ...

WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The filibuster’s power came into question once again on Thursday, as the rules committee convened to discuss a handful of changes to the 109th Legislature. The filibuster ...

MIAMI — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio's U.S. Senate seat ... Moody became the youngest judge in Florida history when she was elected as Circuit Court judge of ...

Lee Zeldin said Americans deserve a clean environment “without suffocating the economy” during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a ...

The American people have clearly placed their confidence in President Trump to achieve energy dominance and by energy dominance that's the foundation of American prosperity, affordability for ...

Amid sometimes probing questions, the hearings abounded in courtesy, without the angry flashes that marked Senate appearances this week by former Fox and Friends co-host Pete Hegseth, Trump's ...

Then there may be debate on the floor. If Democrats filibuster a nominee, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) may need to tee up a procedural gambit to break filibusters. The process of ...

Senate GOP leaders’ push to split up President-elect Donald Trump’s fiscal priorities into two filibuster-proof budget packages has a bigger tactical disadvantage for House Republicans than ...