![Patel on cusp of confirmation to run FBI as Collins says she’ll oppose]()
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's controversial nominee to lead the FBI, is on track to be confirmed in a matter of hours to run the federal law enforcement agency...
![Trump FBI pick Kash Patel set for Senate confirmation after clearing final procedural hurdle]()
The Senate voted 51-47 to end debate on the Long Island native's nomination, with final confirmation expected Thursday afternoon. The Senate voted 51-47 to end debate on the Long...
![Trump Education pick Linda McMahon clears committee, setting up confirmation vote]()
McMahon, who led Trump's Small Business Administration during his first term, was approved in a party-line vote by all 12 Republicans on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...
![Mitch McConnell not running for eighth Senate term in 2026]()
Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader in the upper chamber’s history, will not seek re-election in 2026, the Associated Press reported Thursday. McConnell (R-Ky.), 83, will have served seven...
![Senate HELP Committee advances Linda McMahon’s nomination]()
Linda McMahon’s nomination to lead the Education Department cleared a key procedural hurdle Thursday. The Senate HELP Committee advanced McMahon’s nomination to the Senate floor in a 12-11 party-line...
![McConnell to announce retirement from the Senate]()
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the former majority leader and the most consequential Republican senator of his generation, will announce Thursday he will not seek re-election next year, according...
![Trump says he and Elon Musk ‘will be very upset’ if Fort Knox gold was stolen]()
The Kentucky installation holds 147.3 million ounces of gold — more than half of the Treasury Department's reserves, officials say. The Kentucky installation holds 147.3 million ounces of gold...
![George Santos names fellow New Yorker as smelliest member of Congress: ‘The dude just stinks’]()
Santos claimed the congressman "would waddle down that aisle and crop dust." Santos claimed the congressman "would waddle down that aisle and crop dust."
![Fresh executive order targets sanctuary cities, federal aid for undocumented migrants]()
The action marks Trump’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.
![Valadao treads lightly on Medicaid as Obamacare vote haunts him]()
The California representative publicly pushed Speaker Mike Johnson not to slash the benefit in a letter signed by seven other House Republicans.
