A year after President Donald Trump picked former California Rep. Darrell Issa to run the US Trade and Development Agency, a Senate hearing to consider the nomination was postponed over how to handle questions raised in his FBI file.
Days before Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation, a Democratic senator urged the FBI to reach out to a witness who had key information about alleged misconduct by the nominee while at Yale, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
President Donald Trump's pick to be the nation's second highest military officer is expected to be questioned on allegations of sexual assault from a former aide in his confirmation hearing on Tuesday morning.
The Senate Armed Services Committee announced Thursday that it will expedite the process to hold a confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense Mark Esper despite the fact that Congress is still waiting for the White House to submit his formal nomination.
Two very different views of the Environmental Protection Agency are set to clash on Wednesday, when acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler testifies at his confirmation hearing.
Three potential 2020 presidential candidates went on the attack against President Donald Trump -- and previewed their own agendas -- on Tuesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing for Trump's nominee for attorney general, William Barr.
Over 25 years ago, Joe Biden, then the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, endorsed the confirmation of a "refreshing" and "honest" young William Barr for attorney general.
Senate Majority Leader McConnell said Friday that Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, will be confirmed despite the allegation of sexual assault against him.
In his weekly address on Saturday, President Donald Trump criticized the idea of a Democrat-led "resistance" to his presidency and accused Senate Democrats of "resisting the will of the American voter" by blocking nominations to his administration and opposing immigration policy he supports.
