It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as ...

As Senate confirmation hearings begin, here's the latest on who in the Trump administration has, will or doesn't need to be ...

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday named state Attorney General Ashley Moody to the US Senate, choosing a ...

The Williams & Connolly partner will temporarily steer the U.S. solicitor general's office until the expected Senate ...

Justice took the oath of office one day after he finished his second term as West Virginia governor and six days before President ... state Senate presidents serving in the role in an acting ...

Stephen A. Smith ripped into the media and Democrats on Capitol Hill, accusing them of not accepting that President-elect ...

The letter signed by over 100 former senior DOJ officials from both Democratic and Republican administrations comes as AG ...

“If this happened, I would be acting president ... to be president under those circumstances?'” The title of senate president pro tem goes to the longest-serving senator from the party ...

Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) could become the acting president if the GOP can ... then the new GOP-controlled Senate’s president pro-tempore (pro-tem), Grassley, would be inaugurated as the United ...

That amendment was passed in response to Franklin Roosevelt’s four elections to the presidency. Since George Washington had ...

Gov. Mike DeWine must appoint a new lieutenant governor. Meanwhile, who'd step in as acting governor in the event he's unable ...

Washington — As President-elect Donald Trump ... that sets the rules for presidents to tap acting officials to fill vacant positions that require Senate confirmation. Enacted in 1998, the ...