The Senate voted 51-49 Thursday to confirm Kash Patel to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski were the two lone Republicans to join a unified caucus of ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection in 2026. However, he intends to serve out the remainder of his term.

Two high-profile Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, notably voted against his ...

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump's pick for FBI director Kash Patel receives his final Senate vote amid ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul will not immediately remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office but will instead push for increased ...

New York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker on MSNBC today reacted to President Donald Trump calling Ukraine's President Zelensky a dictator. PETER BAKER, NEW YORK TIMES: Look, you know, he ...

The 2025 elections may not represent what the national environment will look like next year, but each race will test the GOP’s momentum and whether the cultural and political shifts of the last ...

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing that he won’t seek reelection next year. Later Thursday, the Senate is expected ...

Democratic Senator Peter Welch of Vermont told CNN of Patel's confirmation: "It's the end of the FBI as we know it. Patel is an instrument of Donald Trump. Donald Trump's policy towards the Justice ...

Senate vote puts an ideological ally of the president in charge of a bureau that he has vowed to radically change.

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, will retire when his current term ends ...