During the confirmation hearing for Trump's OMB nominee Russell Vought in the Senate this week, Senator Ron Wyden went scorched earth on Vought over the importance of healthcare programs such as ...

Officially, the bridge replacement is anticipated to cost around $6 billion, with roughly half coming from federal sources, according to the program’s own estimates.

Dr. Julie Weikel, a retired large animal veterinarian, has been fighting to protect the Owyhee Canyonlands in Southeastern Oregon for a long time. The fight will continue.

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth narrowly earned enough Republican support to clear a key Senate hurdle and is now all but assured confirmation.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as director of the CIA, the second of President Trump’s nominees to earn the chamber’s approval.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the CIA on ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including on abortion politics and 2026 updates.

The longer the Direct File tax-prep program sticks around, the harder it is to end it, critics worry . It was soon after the start of Scott Bessent's confirmat ...

In a big win for the surveillance state, Trump is attacking one of the government's only internal oversight agencies.

Democrats who voted for the nominees still expressed their misgivings with President Donald Trump's energy policies.