Republicans say they are preparing to impose rules changes to speed confirmations after Democrats thwarted them before Congress headed into recess.

President Donald Trump unleashed a fierce attack on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Wednesday, claiming Democrats are engaging in “extortion” by delaying the confirmation of hundreds of his ...

Senate Republicans may change filibuster rules after Chuck Schumer and the Democrats hold up President Donald Trump's nominees with an unprecedented effort.

Crucial national security jobs in the Trump administration have been left empty by Senate Democrats’ obstruction while the ...

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.

Now, the two men are headed toward a fall rematch with much higher stakes: whether to keep the federal government open past a Sept. 30 funding deadline. Despite decades of history between them, their ...

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet on the U.S. Capitol grounds ...

The dramatic collapse in talks over the weekend doesn't bode well for the tougher job lawmakers are facing of funding the ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) asked to meet with their counterparts, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike ...

President rages at Minority Leader after upper chamber of Congress breaks for summer recess without deal to approve his ...

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

With eight weeks until the government shutdown deadline, competing factions of lawmakers are starting to define their ultimatums.