No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind. The long-serving former Republican leader rejected ...

Since his inauguration, the U.S. Senate has confirmed 16 high profile members of President Donald Trump's second ...

Red-state universities are hitting back at the Trump administration’s expansive cuts to science and research funding, warning they would be forced to shutter laboratories and lay off staff should they ...

It seemed hard to imagine Donald Trump's relationship with Mitch McConnell getting much worse. Then the president questioned ...

But three Republicans — Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan M. Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — all voted against Hegseth. Collins represents Maine, so her vote isn’t a ...

While some moderate Republicans, such as Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, voted with McConnell against Hegseth, most Republicans have backed Trump's picks. Despite McConnell's votes, no ...

The Senate voted Wednesday, to confirm former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.

Trump’s picks have so far succeeded in Senate confirmation votes, including some of his more controversial nominees, like Pete Hegseth for defense secretary. That’s despite an early speed bump in ...

Gabbard’s confirmation serves as Trump taking control of the intelligence community that defied him during his first presidency ...

Research universities, medical schools warn a funding change by the National Institutes of Health could curtail breakthroughs ...

Three Republicans — Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — also voted against Hegseth, questioning his qualifications for the job. Hegseth faced ...

Surely, moderate Republicans like Sen. Susan Collins—who is up for reelection next year in the reliably blue state of ...