MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. believes that his administration’s good performance in the latest Social Weather Stations survey could help candidates ...

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WASHINGTON – The Senate confirmed former Rep. Sean Duffy as the next secretary of transportation on Tuesday, marking a return to public office for the northwestern Wisconsin Republican after a ...

Washington — Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's picks for his Cabinet and top administration posts, facing delays by Democrats who are pushing back ...

Democrats let Secretary of State Marco Rubio blitz to Senate confirmation Monday. Now it’s time for trench warfare. With Donald Trump’s nominees slowly emerging from Senate committees ...

WASHINGTON — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was abusive ...

Senate Republicans hit their full 53-member majority on Tuesday as Sens. John Husted (R-Ohio) and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) were sworn into office by Vice President Vance. The pair cemented the full ...

New Allegations Against Hegseth as Senate Readies Vote on Pentagon Nominee By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law said in an affidavit to ...

With the two new senators, Republicans officially have 53 members in their Senate conference. Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., recently announced Moody to be the next senator from Florida, taking over ...

Pete Hegseth’s controversial nomination as defense secretary moved a step closer to confirmation with the Senate Armed Services Committee recommending him to the job on party lines. U.S. Sen.

“I hope that no one is making any plans for the weekend or the evenings because we’re going to get these nominees confirmed,” Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) said.

Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past a key Senate committee Tuesday, teeing up his likely confirmation with a full floor vote in the coming days. The Senate ...