Republicans have raced to approve the president’s picks to serve as top diplomats around the globe, in some cases with solid ...

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed private equity executive Thomas Barrack, a longtime friend and backer of President ...

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens to be ambassador to Britain, backing ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden’s nominees to the United States ...

A federal judge in California has barred Border Patrol agents from arresting someone suspected of living in the U.S.

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton was endorsed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the primary to succeed the retiring Democratic Sen ...

The efforts mark the latest attempt by legislators to alter laws backed by the voters they represent. In February, for ...

Senator Richard J. Durbin’s departure will set off a primary for a rare open Senate seat in Illinois and open a top ...

Durbin is the fourth Senate Democrat to announce retirement plans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, along with Gary ...

The Senate has confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff ...

The United States Senate passed Second Chance Month resolutions in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018 and 2017. In 2025, 24 states have joined Prison Fellowship and more than 1,000 partners to ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) is endorsing Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) in the Democratic primary next year as she ...