Just hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader, President-elect Donald Trump ...

Asked by one reporter if he thought Gaetz had the character and experience to be attorney general, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho ...

Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski have already bucked Trump’s demand to stop considering Biden’s judicial nominees.

The Florida congressman will need support from the majority of the Senate to be confirmed, which some Republicans said will ...

Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as attorney general is Trump’s first pick that obviously, and intentionally, is dead on arrival. Although Trump will reenter the White House with Republican control of both chambers ...

The Republicans will have a 53-seat majority in the U.S. Senate, but have signaled a willingness to allow Trump's cabinet to be installed via recess appointments.

"I'm willing to grind through it and do it the old-fashioned way," Thune told reporters regarding confirmation hearings for ...

Trump intends to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of ...

Maine Sen. Susan Collins told media outlets Wednesday she was “shocked” by President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of ...

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she was shocked when she heard the news. She said that she and her colleagues will want to ...

Collins told reporters Wednesday, "the President has the right to nominate whomever he wishes, but I'm certain that there ...

Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz's selection by President-elect Trump for attorney general led to immediate pushback from some Republicans, who forecast a bleak outlook for a confirmation.