Iowa Democrats have flipped a state Senate seat vacated earlier this year by Chris Cournoyer, who resigned to become the state's new lieutenant governor. Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated ...

Washington — Former Rep. Sean Duffy sailed through his Senate confirmation vote to be transportation secretary, just before some of President Trump's more controversial nominees will be facing ...

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 ...

Gary Peters will not seek re-election when his term ends in Jan. 2027. "Serving Michigan in the Congress has been the honor of my life. I'm forever grateful for the opportunity the people of my ...

Washington ― Gary Peters, Michigan’s senior senator and a former congressman, said he won’t seek reelection next year and will retire from the U.S. Senate when his second term ends in ...

Senator Gary Peters of Michigan announced on Tuesday that he would not run for re-election in 2026, forcing Democrats to defend an open seat in a battleground state that President Trump won in ...

Every single Democratic senator signed a resolution Monday condemning Trump’s mass pardon of the January 6 insurrectionists. “The Senate disapproves of any pardons for individuals who were ...

The Senate will hold votes over the weekend to accelerate the confirmation of one of President Donald Trump's key Cabinet nominees. Lawmakers will meet for a rare Saturday session to hold a vote ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote.

Hegseth's comments that women should have no role in military combat drew particular concern on Capitol Hill, including from lawmakers who themselves served NBC Universal, Inc. The Senate ...

On Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, Senator Lisa Murkowski said that she does not support Pete Hegseth's nomination as President Donald Trump's secretary of defense. In a detailed statement posted on X ...