Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) argued that while she agrees with President Trump’s administration goal to downsize the ...

As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell developed a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to ...

Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the ...

Before Senator Thom Tillis voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, he worked with accusers to make the case against him in a bid to get G.O.P. leaders to scrap the vote altogether.

The GOP-controlled Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to lead the ...

The Senate voted 53-47 to end debate on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination, following public statements of support from some ...

GOP senators are “terrified” over the prospect of facing primary challengers funded by Elon Musk if they stick their necks out by opposing President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Angry and confused constituents have flooded the phone lines at the US Capitol this week, many of them asking questions about ...

Democratic voters are begging their elected officials to wake up.

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Cassidy, a physician, had expressed concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr's vaccine skepticism, but backed him for HHS ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial environmental lawyer turned public health critic, cleared his first hurdle on ...