Only Congress can stop payments or shut down agencies, but Iowa’s delegation is OK with ignoring the Constitution, writes the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ohio Republicans introduced a bill to overhaul higher education, saying the changes are needed to curb liberal bias on university and college campuses. "To be the best, we must be a meritocracy ...

The core of President Donald Trump’s agenda runs through Chuck Grassley, who has been in the chamber longer than his vice president has been alive. Trump must count on the 91-year-old Senate ...

Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik touted her fiery grillings of college administrators on Tuesday when she appeared before Senate lawmakers as part of her confirmation process to serve as ...

Washington — The Senate on Monday confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet nominees to win the approval of the upper chamber. The Senate ...

Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said in remarks on the Senate floor. Rubio’s Senate seat will be filled by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. As the son of Cuban immigrants, Rubio is the first ...

A GOP-led bill to require the detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes is on the verge of passage in the Senate after a significant number of Democrats joined with ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday appointed his lieutenant governor and fellow Republican, Jon Husted, to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance. Husted said at a news ...