McLaughlin, however, took issue with Lee’s pushing for recess appointments. “At that point, the Senate may as well disband.” ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) faces a difficult test in rallying GOP colleagues to change the Senate’s rules to ...

Congressional Republicans aren’t ready to cede power to President Donald Trump to swiftly install nominees during recesses ...

Photo: Alamy President Donald Trump issued scathing remarks towards Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for ...

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The Senate is on recess after senators couldn't come to an agreement to allow President Trump's judicial nominees.

More than 150 of President Donald Trump's nominees for positions throughout the federal government await Senate confirmation ...

On Saturday, the Senate confirmed one of the more high-profile nominees on the calendar — Jeanine Pirro, Trump’s pick to serve as Washington D.C.’s top prosecutor. The onetime New York judge, ...

"Historically bad nominees deserve historic levels of scrutiny," Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer maintained.

Hours of tense negotiations to strike a deal on President Donald Trump’s nominees blew up Saturday night, and now lawmakers ...

The Senate confirmed some nominees Saturday, but left many others hanging before starting their August recess.