The Women’s Suffrage National Monument, which will be the Mall’s first dedicated to women’s history, overcame congressional and other roadblocks. By Jennifer Schuessler The end of a ...

In 2017, Betsy DeVos barely survived her confirmation vote to become President Trump’s secretary of education. By Annie Karni and Chris Cameron Nearly eight years ago, another Trump ...

Science & Transportation Committee, which advanced his candidacy with bipartisan support. The Senate held a cloture vote for Duffy on Monday, which passed unanimously.

NORTH KINGSTOWN − Rhode Island U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse isn't tipping his hand on how he will vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The Senate is poised to vote on whether to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Transportation over the next four years. Trump tapped Sean Duffy, a former congressman ...

Washington — Rep. Sean Duffy sailed through his Senate confirmation vote to be transportation secretary, just before some of President Trump's more controversial nominees will be facing their ...

McConnell joined fellow Republican Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in opposing Hegseth on the final vote — forcing Vice President Vance to show up at the Senate ...

The House voted Friday to reelect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., after multiple Republicans initially did not cast a vote for him in what became a tight contest spurred by pushback from a small ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced Thursday afternoon she will vote against Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of Defense, citing his past infidelity and ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.

The vote on ending debate came down to the wire, though Hegseth ultimately secured 51 Republican votes to move forward. A final confirmation vote on Hegseth could now occur as soon as Friday or ...

Vice President JD Vance cast the 51-50 tie-breaking vote after former GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joined Democrats to oppose ...