For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is extremely rare. The only time a nominee by a new president was rejected by a Senate ...

Changes to the confirmation process are on the table as frustrations among Senate Republicans continue to fester while Senate Democrats continue their blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees.

As Inauguration Day approaches, President-elect Donald Trump has nominated several high-profile people to his leadership team for his second term in office, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Sen.

WASHINGTON — After President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office and Congress concludes the inaugural pageantry and the post-inauguration lunch on Monday, the Senate will get back to work. The ...