Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask ...

The president accused Senate Democrats of using confirmations of more than 150 of his nominees as leverage for funding deals.

The dramatic collapse in talks over the weekend doesn't bode well for the tougher job lawmakers are facing of funding the ...

TRUMP ADMIN DECLASSIFIES THE DURHAM ANNEX… REPORT GOES INTO JAW-DROPPING DETAIL ABOUT HILLARY’S PLAN TO DISTRACT FROM HER ...

According to CSPAN's Craig Caplan, "Senate just agreed by unanimous consent at the request of Majority Leader Thune to hold pro forma sessions every 3 days following today’s session and not return 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 ...

A decision by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to schedule pro forma sessions throughout the August recess which will ...

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

US President Trump launched a scathing attack on senate minority leader Chuck Schumer on Saturday, telling him to “GO TO HELL” after the Senate left Washington for its August recess without confirming ...

On Friday, President Donald Trump told Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to “go to hell,” when the Senate Minority leader delayed the confirmation process of Trump’s nominees — before the Senators were ...