Senate Republicans may change filibuster rules after Chuck Schumer and the Democrats hold up President Donald Trump's ...

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 ...

Almost six and a half months into his new term, President Donald Trump has yet to host Democratic leaders or convene a meeting with the bipartisan congressional leadership. In fact, Trump has not ...

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

Over 140 of President Donald Trump's nominees remained pending as negotiations with Democrats fell apart, and Senate Republicans mull nuclear options after Democrats filibustered nearly all his picks.

Now, the two men are headed toward a fall rematch with much higher stakes: whether to keep the federal government open past a Sept. 30 funding deadline. Despite decades of history between them, their ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently found himself roughly 4,500 miles from home as he sought one thing that could give ...

The Senate went on its August break without reaching an agreement on the deal over President Trump’s nominees, resulting in ...

Democrats just got their dream candidate in North Carolina. Here are four other Senate seats likely to flip - NEWS ANALYSIS: ...

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet on the U.S. Capitol grounds ...

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