Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., discusses what’s next in the confirmation process for Trump administration ...

Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. The House was in recess this week. Both it and the Senate are scheduled for legislative activity next week. There were no ...

The Senate will meet for a rare session on Saturday to vote on whether to confirm Gov. Kristi Noem as the director of Homeland Security.

Pete Hegseth was narrowly confirmed as defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote in the U.S.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune argued that Senate Republicans are actually “ahead of schedule” in the confirmation process ...

The vote came amid concerns about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and abusive ...

With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead of a Senate vote to shore up support to become the ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Hegseth ... He went on to a career at Fox News as the host of a weekend show, and was unknown to many on Capitol Hill until Trump tapped him for the top ...