McConnell is up for reelection in 2026, and he has not said whether he plans to run again for an eighth Senate term.

Confirmation votes taken thus far in Trump’s second term show fewer Democrats are voting in favor of the picks, roll call votes show. In 2025, five out of the nine confirmation votes received at least ...

The vice president has spoken with several Senate Republicans to convince them not to vote down Trump nominations that are in jeopardy.

Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy has a history of bucking political pressure and has expressed wariness over Kennedy ...

As you can see in the charts below, some of Trump's nominees have career paths that would be familiar in any presidential ...

The directive also says the institutions should teach that “America and its founding documents remain the most powerful force ...

The Senate is holding hearings and voting on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Here’s which earned the most bipartisan ...

The Republican-led Senate, with Vice President JD Vance’s vote, confirmed the appointment of the former Fox News host and ...

Kyle Peterson: The Senate votes narrowly with a vice presidential tiebreaker to approve Pete Hegseth as the US ... for education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos. I find it interesting, there was ...

Kyle Peterson: The Senate votes narrowly with a vice presidential tiebreaker to approve Pete Hegseth as the US ... for education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos. I find it interesting, there was ...

The Senate voted 51-50 on Friday night to confirm Hegseth, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.

The Senate just barely confirmed Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary last week. Mitch McConnell’s vote against him in particular could spell trouble for Trump's shakiest nominees, including Robert F.