Senate Majority Leader John Thune is staring down a confirmation backlog of more than 130 nominees — with President Donald ...

Two Republicans told the Washington Examiner they were objecting to a request to bundle spending bills together.

Senate Republicans are contemplating new measures to increase the rate of confirmations for President Donald Trump’s nominees ...

Excludes ambassadors to organizations like the UN; Chart: Axios Visuals President Trump is outpacing former President Biden — and even his own first-term clip — in getting his ambassadors confirmed by ...

"The Senate will be staying in session and they're really trying to get a lot of these confirmation hearings wrapped up," WTOP's Mitchell Miller said.

During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator John Thune scolded his colleagues for opposing President Trump's ...

Every year, members of Congress take the month of August off. This year, President Donald Trump is reportedly pressuring ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is feeling the squeeze as she navigates a series of political landmines that put her at odds with President Trump and many of her own colleagues. Collins this summer voted ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is working on his pitch to persuade voters to turn out for the Republican slate of ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is working on his pitch to persuade voters to turn out for the Republican slate ...

Photo: Alamy President Donald Trump is urging Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to cancel the Senate’s August recess ...