Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared for skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday.

Sen. John McCain said Steven Bradbury, whose legal memos authorized waterboarding, wrote "permission slips for torture." ...

If she can't get a favorable vote from the Intelligence Committee, senators could report her to the floor with a neutral or ...

Heather Walker, the former head of public relations for the Celtics for many years, suffered from glioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer that also took the lives of Sen. John McCain, Sen. Ted ...

We shouldn’t expect McConnell to be the next John McCain or Mitt Romney, but his vote Friday against Pete Hegseth previewed some fascinating dynamics ahead.

Throughout his first term as president, Donald Trump made no effort to hide his contempt for the late Sen. John McCain. Trump’s hatred for the Arizona Republican was so intense that in 2019 when ...

North Carolina state Rep. Joe John, a longtime Raleigh lawmaker and former judge, died on Wednesday. John had only just ...

Ariz., when we need him? Where are the giants of the Senate, the proven heroes, the men and women who live to selflessly ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Curtis backs Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's controversial pick to serve as secretary of defense. In a statement Wednesday, the Republican Utah lawmaker ...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who plans to run for reelection in 2026, is facing a possible primary challenger in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a longtime ally of President-elect Trump.