There are two encouraging signs about the incoming Trump administration. The first is that the United States still has a ...

Republicans will have almost the same razor-thin majority in the House when the new Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3, but the ...

Whether to pass it or kill it, Senate President Spilka should allow a roll-call vote on this important bill soon.

Several Republican senators have said they are not inclined to abdicate their "advice and consent" role in presidential ...

These are the president's top advisers and the highest-ranked U.S. officials. Here's what Cabinet members do — and some issues they're likely to face if confirmed by the Senate.

A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday criticized rising airline fees for seat assignments and luggage and will call air carrier ...

Trump shared a post on Truth Social stating his plans to use something called “recess appointments” to appoint Cabinet ...

Otherwise, the Constitution provides that, “The president can nominate and appoint ambassadors, judges and other officers of ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been attempting to enact a contentious plan to temporarily increase commercial property tax ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump is seeking to circumvent the long and drawn-out process of having to submit nominations to ...

President-elect Trump has picked Brendan Carr, who serves as the senior Republican on the FCC, to become the commission's ...

Many consumers use credit cards that levy fees on transactions, but many members of the Senate Judiciary Committee want to ...