It never got off the ground. Democrats, led by then-minority leaders Nancy Pelosi in the House and Harry Reid in the Senate, ...

The House speaker's job looks safer than ever after the president-elect gave his full endorsement. Yet hardliners may still ...

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To allow Trump to make the appointments, Republican senators would have to pass a motion of adjournment with a simple ...

The House Speaker says President-elect Donald Trump has an “embarrassment of riches” to choose his Cabinet from after making ...

President-elect Donald Trump is going for it with his Cabinet picks. These are picks that align with his worldview and ...

The soon-to-be minority party needs to make sure everyone in their caucus is on the same page about how to move forward with ...

Complicating the matter for senators is the Trump campaign’s decision to not engage, so far, in the traditional transition ...

Voting for Donald Trump does not make me racist, sexist, misogynistic, homophobic or any other “-ist” and “-ic” I’ve been ...

Even with unified GOP control of government, Trump's agenda and some of his more controversial nominees may run into some ...

The president-elect is testing the loyalty of Republican in Congress, leaving even his close allies nervous about the ...

Here's a list of people President-elect Donald Trump has chosen for critical Cabinet posts and top White House jobs.