Politics

Pence hopeful Senate won't have to go 'nuclear' in Supreme Court fight

By Daniel Bush

In an interview with PBS Newshour, Vice President Mike Pence also defended Trump’s executive order on immigration and his relationship with Congress.

Senate confirms Rex Tillerson as secretary of state

By News Desk

Most Senate Democrats opposed Tillerson's nomination, angering Republicans who considered the former Exxon Mobil CEO to be highly qualified for the post.

As Mattis departs for first trip to Asia, U.S. stance on North Korea unclear

By Matthew Pennington, Robert Burns, Associated Press

There are growing concerns about North Korea's weapons programs. It's not clear how President Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis plan to stop threats.

Trump urges Senate to change rules, push through court pick

By Erica Werner and Mark Sherman, Associated Press

President Donald Trump urged Majority leader Mitch McConnell to change the rules of the Senate if necessary to swiftly push through his Supreme Court nominee.

WATCH LIVE: Spicer expected to take questions on SCOTUS nominee

By News Desk

White House press secretary Sean Spicer will hold a briefing with the press Wednesday. You can watch it here.

Petraeus says Trump order is blocking Iraqi general from US

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

Former CIA Director David Petraeus says President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees is blocking a senior Iraqi military official…

Why Sen. Orrin Hatch suspended committee rules to advance Trump nominees

By Lisa Desjardins

On the second day of boycott from Democrats, Hatch says they ‘haven’t done a thing to help cooperate" with hearings for Steve Mnuchin, Rep. Tom Price.

GOP suspends Senate rule, muscles Trump picks through panel

By Richard Lardner and Alan Fram, Associated Press

Republicans rammed President Donald Trump's picks to be Treasury and health secretaries through a Senate committee on Wednesday without any Democrats present…

Trump's secretary of state pick headed for Senate approval

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

The vote on Tillerson, scheduled for Wednesday, comes as tension builds among congressional Republicans and Democrats over Trump's executive order on immigrants and refugees.

Senate GOP united, Democrats skeptical of Trump's Supreme Court pick

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are standing united behind President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court and bracing for a protracted fight with Democrats over a conservative judge similar in philosophy to the late Justice Antonin…