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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
March 15, 2017 Senate votes to approve Trump's picks for key security posts The Senate backed key players of President Donald Trump's national security team on Wednesday, confirming his pick for intelligence director and clearing the way for an active-duty Army general to serve as his national security adviser.
March 13, 2017 Trump pick to head Medicare, Medicaid confirmed by Senate President Donald Trump's pick to run Medicare and Medicaid won confirmation Monday from a divided Senate as lawmakers braced for another epic battle over the government's role in health care and society's responsibility toward the vulnerable.
February 27, 2017 Wilbur Ross confirmed as Commerce secretary The Senate voted Monday to confirm billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as secretary of commerce in President Trump's Cabinet.
