WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

MANILA, Philippines — Why would the Senate be pressed to immediately act on the Articles of Impeachment filed against Vice President Sara Duterte when the House of Representatives took more than ...

Iowa Democrats have flipped a state Senate seat vacated earlier this year by Chris Cournoyer, who resigned to become the state's new lieutenant governor. Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated ...

The Senate on Tuesday approved on second reading the bill resetting the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections to October 13, 2025. Senate Bill 2942 was approved ...

Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted to filibuster a GOP-led bill to sanction International Criminal Court officials. The measure was designed to punish the ICC for issuing arrest warrants for top ...

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked Republicans from advancing legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing the bill had sweeping consequences on allies and American ...

Washington — Former Rep. Sean Duffy sailed through his Senate confirmation vote to be transportation secretary, just before some of President Trump's more controversial nominees will be facing ...

The Senate votes 77-22 to confirm Sean Duffy as Transportation secretary. The nomination had been unanimously reported out of the Commerce Committee. The Senate votes 77-22 to confirm Sean Duffy ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate confirmed former Rep. Sean Duffy as the next secretary of transportation on Tuesday, marking a return to public office for the northwestern Wisconsin Republican after a ...

Washington ― Gary Peters, Michigan’s senior senator and a former congressman, said he won’t seek reelection next year and will retire from the U.S. Senate when his second term ends in ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Scott Bessent as the new Treasury Secretary, succeeding Janet Yellen. The confirmation came through a Senate vote on Monday, where Bessent received 68 votes in favor ...

The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary. Needed for confirmation Needed for confirmation Mr. Bessent, who formerly ...