How Trump got the Cabinet he wanted and quashed GOP concerns
The triumph of Trump’s most controversial picks has set the tone for the president’s domineering relationship with Congress — ...
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Check out local lawmakers’ committee assignments for the 89th Legislature
One month into the 89th legislative session, all Texas lawmakers have been assigned to committees. All bills must be ...
McConnell, free from leadership constraints, bucks Trump and the evolving GOP
Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics and political will to ...
McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump’s Cabinet nominees
This is McConnell unplugged, three weeks into the Trump administration, and his new role as no longer the Senate GOP leader ...
Endless phone calls, emails, and political pressure: How intense public reaction shaped Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation battle
While many of President Trump's Cabinet picks sparked strong public reactions, the singular appeal — and alarm — generated by ...
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Chavez-DeRemer’s labor nomination faces Senate hurdles
President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary, former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., faces a challenging ...
McConnell puts power to the test in opposing 3 Cabinet nominees
No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting President Donald Trump’s more high-profile Cabinet nominees — alone at times am ...
Mary Trump's Warning on Possible 'Catastrophic Outcome' of Trump Nominee
President Donald Trump's estranged niece warned of a possible "catastrophic outcome" after Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation.
Sen. Katie Britt: Linda McMahon Will Bring Much-Needed Education Reform | Opinion
President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of education, Linda McMahon, is the right person to deliver significant, ...
Trump’s Education secretary pick declines to say if Black history courses violate anti-DEI order
Linda McMahon was pressed on Black History Month observances and whether or not she would support more funding more HBCUs and ...
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D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week
President Donald Trump is approaching his one-month mark in office, and his scorched-earth approach to the executive branch has split New Jersey’s ...