Thune filed "cloture" on several nominations, including Kennedy's, the Senate Democrats website says. Of interest:RFK Jr. scores enough votes to advance in bid to lead U.S. health department.

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee Russell Vought as budget director on Thursday, placing the reins of government funding in ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee Russell Vought as budget director on Thursday, placing the reins of government funding in the hands ...

House Bill 622, passed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 2024, changed the process for filling U.S. Senate vacancies in the commonwealth. The law now requires the governor to call a special ...

said he was stunned that the US Agency for International Development would not give his pro-Ukrainian charitable initiative the time of day under the Biden administration. GOP ex-Gov. George ...

The Senate voted along party lines ... a show of support that comes after President Trump proposed that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and displace the millions of Palestinians ...

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought ... Interior Department and U.S. Agency for International Development, according to the Washington Post. He also oversaw the freezing ...

By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington The Senate voted along party lines on Thursday to confirm Russell T. Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, putting in place one of the ...

Vought called Schedule F “sound policy” in his Senate confirmation hearing and said it’s designed to ensure the president “has career civil servants that are going to give us all of their ...

The Senate is poised to vote on whether to confirm Russell Vought to a top administration role after Democrats held a rare overnight session to oppose his nomination. Vought was tapped by ...