Andrew Desiderio

Speaker Mike Johnson. There is a common thread running through the set of decisions Johnson must make this week.

The Senate Armed Services Committee is gearing up for a rare type of Cabinet confirmation hearing this morning — one that could actually matter.

News: The new top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will oppose House-passed legislation to punish the International Criminal Court, potentially complicating the bill's prospects in the Senate.

Senate Democrats came into Tuesday's confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth hoping they could engineer a death blow to his nomination to lead the Pentagon.

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) faces a steep internal hurdle to clear the Senate Intelligence Committee, a preview of larger battles to come

Democrats thought they'd be able to back the Chinese government into a corner with legislation forcing the sale of TikTok, dodging national security concerns as well as any backlash from their political base.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has produced presidents and secretaries of state. It has tackled some of the most vexing foreign policy challenges and has a long history of bipartisanship.

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will take the oath of office in the Rotunda today, the first to do so since Ronald Reagan in 1985.

There are 52 days until the federal government runs out of money. And just over five weeks until Speaker Mike Johnson has said a GOP-controlled

The Senate confirmed one of their own — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) — as secretary of state Monday night in a unanimous vote, giving President Donald Trump a day-one Cabinet confirmation.