During the confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent in the Senate this week, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto got into a heated exchange with Bessent over Trump's influence over the Federal Reserve.

Bessent Refutes Cortez Masto’s Argument About Trump Wanting ‘Influence’ Over The Federal Reserve During Thursday’s Senate ...

Nev., asked President-elect Donald Trump’s energy secretary nominee, Chris Wright, to acknowledge the “failed Yucca Mountain ...

Ten Democrats joined Republicans in voting to advance the measure in a critical test vote that put it on track for quick ...

Each Cabinet-level nominee must go through a public hearing in the relevant Senate committee and then be confirmed by the Senate as part of the upper chamber’s “advise and consent” duty.

WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing ...

Catherine Cortez Masto asked Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s nominee to be energy secretary, during Wright’s Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday. Wright stopped short of acknowledging the ...

Ten Democrats voted with Republicans on Friday to ensure the Laken Riley Act, an anti-immigrant police state measure, arrives ...

Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., on Thursday introduced the No Tax on Tips Act along with Sens. Catherine ...

A final vote in the Senate is likely to be on Jan. 20, when Donald Trump is sworn in as president. The Laken Riley Act would then go back to the House.