A man disrupted an already tense Michigan Senate committee hearing Thursday on whether guns should be permanently banned in ...

President-elect Donald Trump has declared a strong intention to use recess appointments in his next term. What are recess ...

Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is preparing to lead the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Trump is challenging congressional Republicans to defy him as he says he will nominate controversial figures to his Cabinet.

During a Senate hearing on the dangers of bump stocks, Hawaii Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono was surprised to learn that ...

Donald Trump's history with attorney generals helps explain his slapdash decision to put Rep. Matt Gaetz on the job.

As President-elect Donald Trump continues to name his choices for top positions in his administration’s Cabinet, lawmakers on ...

Senate won’t confirm, say, Matt Gaetz as attorney general? Just wait until they leave — maybe even if they don’t want to.

Senate Republicans are warning that the controversial nominee is unlikely to sail through their GOP-controlled chamber next year without a House ethics report.

The U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania between Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick is headed for a statewide recount, as counties continued Wednesday to sort through ...