Elissa Slotkin, Michigan's new US senator, wanted to know if Pete Hegseth would reject an unlawful order to use the military ...

Michigan's two Democratic senators probed Pete Hegseth's qualifications to lead the Pentagon and whether he'd follow illegal ...

Democrats grilled Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President-elect Trump’s next budget chief, for his ties to Project 2025 and the powers of the executive branch as senators weighed his ...

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a ...

Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee ...

The House voted on Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, ...

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

At least 9 Senate Democrats are expected to vote to advance the Laken Riley Act, which requires federal authorities to detain ...

Gary Peters, Michigan's senior senator who also ... "You talk about standards," Peters said, adding that he saw the Senate advise and consent role in helping to confirm a Defense Department ...

The Senate voted 61-35 to advance the bill ... Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, and Mark Warner of Virginia. "Arizonans know better ...