Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says putting the Senate into an extended recess to allow President Trump to make ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) faces a difficult test in rallying GOP colleagues to change the Senate’s rules to ...

In an exclusive interview with The Post Wednesday, Thune said “at some point” the Senate will have to change the nominations ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, facing a backlog of unconfirmed nominees, is asking Democrats to quit stalling and confirm ...

McLaughlin, however, took issue with Lee’s pushing for recess appointments. “At that point, the Senate may as well disband.” ...

President Trump called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democrats "crazed lunatics" after accusing the chamber of ...

A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate’s yearly August recess for now as President Donald Trump ...

Without a deal in hand, Republicans say they may try to change Senate rules when they return in September to speed up the ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Friday afternoon that whether a deal is reached on 160 stalled nominees ...

Over 140 of President Donald Trump's nominees remained pending as negotiations with Democrats fell apart, and Senate Republicans mull nuclear options after Democrats filibustered nearly all his picks.

At least 150 nominees still need to be confirmed, including many judicial nominees, such as acting United States Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.

Hours of tense negotiations to strike a deal on President Donald Trump’s nominees blew up Saturday night, and now lawmakers ...