The Senate’s advise-and-consent process rests almost entirely with the majority, with any setbacks the incoming ...

Incoming U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, signaled Tuesday he’s willing to push back against potential ...

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In several high-profile cases, however, Musk backed people who either lost out on the roles or withdrew from consideration, suggesting some early limits to the Republican mega donor's influence even a ...

Despite the facile comments that the president is “entitled” to have the Cabinet secretaries and of his own choosing, the ...

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Matt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman, had just a day earlier withdrawn his nomination as attorney general. Bannon ...

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Responding to Trump is a challenge for anyone in government, but the position of majority leader is especially influential. In defending the Senate’s independence and norms, McConnell has sometimes ...