Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Tuesday that the possibility that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will ...

The difference between what the answer should be—and what it will be—tells you almost everything you need to know about today ...

Republicans confirmed judges during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s first term. But the president-elect says Democrats ...

The president-elect wants the Senate to abdicate its role in reviewing presidential appointments. It shouldn’t give in.

Abortion-related ballot initiatives were voted on in 10 states during the election. Here is a state-by-state breakdown of ...

President-elect Donald Trump is calling on Republicans in the running for Senate majority leadership to allow him to make ...

Climate activists have protested outside Scotland’s highest court where a legal challenge against controversial North Sea oil ...

Several senators hoping to take over Schumer’s role as majority leader quickly expressed their support for Trump’s proposal.

Returning lawmakers will be choosing the leaders for the next Congress and finishing work on the remaining priorities of the ...

Leadership hopefuls have flirted with giving President-elect Donald Trump power to avoid the confirmation process for his ...

The first vote the lame-duck Senate will take as it returns Tuesday will be on a nominee for a Chicago federal court, kicking ...

The Federal Reserve Board's top payments official said the agency should not move forward with its push to lower the cap on ...