Fox News Investigates April 25, 2018 Ex-wife lashes out at Puzder critics as Labor nominee faces tough hearing Labor secretary nominee Andy Puzder’s ex-wife is lashing out at his critics as they dredge up details of their messy divorce – including her past allegations of abuse – ahead of his high-stakes Senate hearing.
Appointments April 15, 2018 Kaine won't support Pompeo, calls him 'anti-diplomatic' like Trump Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine said Sunday that he won’t support Mike Pompeo’s confirmation as secretary of State, rebuking President Trump and complicating Pompeo’s path toward becoming the country’s top diplomat.
Appointments March 15, 2018 Senate GOP leaders vow prompt hearings on Pompeo, CIA nominee Haspel Senate Republican leaders are vowing to move quickly on confirmation hearings on President Trump’s nominations for Mike Pompeo as secretary of state and Gina Haspel to replace Pompeo as CIA director.
Appointments January 3, 2018 Tina Smith selected to replace Al Franken in the Senate: Who is she? Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton selected longtime ally Tina Smith to take over Al Franken’s Senate seat.
SENATE January 2, 2018 Al Franken resigns: Here's what happens to his Senate seat Sen. Al Franken officially resigned on Jan. 2, nearly a month after he announced his plans to step down from Congress amid numerous sexual misconduct allegations that began in November of last year.
Appointments November 11, 2017 Lawmakers ask whether Trump's CIA watchdog pick misled Congress Two former CIA employees are accusing the Trump administration's choice for CIA chief watchdog of being less than candid when he told Congress he didn't know about any active whistleblower complaints against him.
Appointments June 21, 2017 Republican Senate candidates look to capitalize on Harry Reid's 'nuclear option' Sen. Jerry Moran, executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, warned roughly 500 of the committee's top donors Monday that recent changes to the Senate's filibuster rules could hurt the economy and threaten energy and financial services sectors in particular.
Appointments May 24, 2017 Senate confirms Trump's choice for Air Force secretary Heather Wilson The Senate has confirmed Heather Wilson as Air Force secretary, making her President Donald Trump's first service secretary nominee to be approved by the GOP-led chamber after fits and starts for several others.
Cabinet April 24, 2017 Senate confirms Sonny Perdue as agriculture secretary The Senate on Monday confirmed former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to be agriculture secretary in President Donald Trump's administration as the farming industry looks to Washington for help amid a downturn in the market.
Gorsuch Confirmation April 7, 2017 Gorsuch confirmed to Supreme Court The Senate confirmed Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court on Friday, filling the critical ninth seat that has been vacant for over a year and capping a tumultuous debate that saw Republicans overhaul the way the chamber operates in order to overcome what they described as an unprecedented Democratic filibuster.
Gorsuch Confirmation April 6, 2017 Grassley: 'Gorsuch is going to be on the Supreme Court by midnight Friday' The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee told Fox News' "The First 100 Days" Monday night that Judge Neil Gorsuch would be confirmed to the Supreme Court this week regardless of whether Democrats attempted to filibuster him.
