WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Thursday rammed a change in one of the chamber's long-standing rules that will allow faster and easier confirmations of President Donald Trump's ...

Senate Republicans on Thursday triggered the so-called “nuclear option” and changed the rules of the upper chamber to speed up the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees. The proposed rule change, ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans narrowly turned away a surprise effort on Wednesday by Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to force a vote on a measure ordering the Trump ...

The race for the U.S. Senate in Texas is starting to get crowded. Now, three Democrats are vying for their party's nomination, along with two Republicans. The campaign features a sitting senator, the ...