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Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, political observers — us included — wondered whether the Republican-controlled Senate would sign off on these controversial nominees.

As GOP hardliners spent the weekend pushing party leaders to cut deeper into Medicaid in an effort to advance Donald Trump’s tax and border agenda, swing-district Republicans have been warning ...

Senator Mitch McConnell broke with his fellow Republicans again by voting "no" on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as HHS Secretary.

It is of course important whether Republican litigation can overcome ... foreshadowing a far bigger “elephant” in the years ahead. If the Democrats are not prepared, then, if need be, the ...

WASHINGTON — Republican skepticism in the Senate of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees has been worn down, putting his unconventional choices for some of the most powerful positions in ...

WSJ’s Shelby Holliday breaks down why President Trump and Elon Musk have targeted USAID, the DC-based international aid organization with more than 10,000 employees and relief operations around ...

Chavez-DeRemer, a former congresswoman from Oregon, hardly cuts the profile of a traditional Republican nominee. She is the daughter of a lifelong Teamsters member. She’s a small business owner ...

If you look closely you can see some potential fault lines in the congressional GOP ranks that could deepen if Trump’s agenda results in radical reductions in federal programs and benefits that ...

With projects scattered nationwide, including dozens in Republican states, there may be less appetite to include them in budget cuts, said analyst Rohan Dighe with the energy and resources ...