Senator Susan Collins today expressed both hesitation and optimism about some of President-elect Donald Trump's announcements ...

Several Republican senators have said they are not inclined to abdicate their "advice and consent" role in presidential ...

A “close friend” of Trump’s pick for attorney general wants a federal court to destroy witness statements about a 2017 sex ...

Donald Trump's extreme administration picks may face an uphill Senate confirmation battle, but they could be forced in through recess appointments.

To allow Trump to make the appointments, Republican senators would have to pass a motion of adjournment with a simple ...

Sons Ewan, 7, and Vivek, 4, and daughter Mirabel, 2, joined their father — with the children spotted each trying their own ...

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the incoming Senate, which will be controlled by his Republican Party, to temporarily go out of session once he’s inaugurated Jan. 20 so that he can jam through ...

A recess, for the Senate, means giving up power to the president — especially the power they share under the Constitution to make appointments to key executive posts, including the president’s cabinet ...

One Trump transition team member says he wants to bend Republican senators to his will “until they snap in half.” ...

Trump's use of recess appointments would bypass the Senate confirmation process for some of the most powerful positions in ...

Reaction among Republicans on Capitol Hill to President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general ranged ...

The House Ethics Committee reportedly canceled its Friday meeting as pressure surges for the committee to release its report ...