The political war that has raged on Capitol Hill since Inauguration Day reached new heights Thursday with a pitched parliamentary battle on the Senate floor. After jumping through a series of procedural hoops, the...
A Senate committee has advanced President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill out the bench on the U.S. Supreme Court. And full Senate approval may come — at an enormous cost. FSRN’s Nell Abram has more. Download...
The Senate Judiciary Committee continued the confirmation process for high level posts in the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday, with a joint hearing for Deputy Attorney General and Associate Attorney General nominee. The hearings...
Editors Note: This Story has been updated to reflect the confirmation of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The Senate confirmed Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos Wednesday, after Democrats held the floor, unsuccessfully trying to...
The Senate Finance Committee changed its rules mid-game Wednesday, making a parliamentary end-run around a Democratic boycott of two highly controversial Cabinet nominations. Hours later, the same strategies played out at the Environment and...
On Capitol Hill, half a dozen committee votes on cabinet nominations were scheduled Tuesday, but not all made it that far. The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced Betsy DeVos, the nominee for...
On the eve of Inauguration Day, two more confirmation hearings commanded attention on Capitol Hill. Former presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and said...
The intense schedule of Senate confirmation hearings continued today with four simultaneous hearings for the positions to lead the departments of Commerce and Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency as well...
Cabinet confirmation hearings continued on Capitol Hill Wednesday, with day two for Attorney General nominee, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions. Two hearings originally scheduled to begin today were postponed, but president-elect Donald Trump’s picks for...
Congressional Democrats introduced legislation today to compel the incoming president and vice president to disclose and divest from any potential financial conflicts of interest. This comes as President-elect Donald Trump continues to ignore calls...
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