U.S. Senate
The president accused Senate Democrats of using confirmations of more than 150 of his nominees as leverage for funding deals.
The Senate is leaving Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees.
Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, was confirmed 50-45.
Joe Kent has pushed white nationalist views and fanned conspiracies about the 2020 election being “stolen” and the FBI planning the Jan. 6 insurrection.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Congress had never considered legislation to block America's billions in annual military aid until 9 months ago, and past efforts won 19 votes at most.
Changing the rules to speed up confirmations of President Trump's nominees would require a simple majority of votes on the Senate floor.
Incredibly, Senate Republicans are finally standing up to Trump on something — and it's over the judiciary committee's arcane "blue slip" tradition.
Democrats have landed one of their top recruits of the cycle.
The Israeli- and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been widely condemned for weaponizing food aid against starving Palestinians.
The Maine senator says he was "not fully” aware of Josh Divine’s record, but "took Josh Hawley’s advice” to confirm him to a lifetime federal judgeship.