Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Tuesday that the possibility that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will ...

Republicans confirmed judges during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s first term. But the president-elect says Democrats ...

Democratic governors and attorneys general are set to reprise their roles in battling President-elect Trump's policies.

The president-elect wants the Senate to abdicate its role in reviewing presidential appointments. It shouldn’t give in.

Politics / The difference between what the answer should be—and what it will be—tells you almost everything you need to know ...

Abortion-related ballot initiatives were voted on in 10 states during the election. Here is a state-by-state breakdown of ...

President-elect Donald Trump is calling on Republicans in the running for Senate majority leadership to allow him to make ...

Climate activists have protested outside Scotland’s highest court where a legal challenge against controversial North Sea oil ...

Leadership hopefuls have flirted with giving President-elect Donald Trump power to avoid the confirmation process for his ...

The first vote the lame-duck Senate will take as it returns Tuesday will be on a nominee for a Chicago federal court, kicking ...

The president-elect is calling on the Senate to step aside so he can install some appointees without confirmation. Here’s a ...

Returning lawmakers will be choosing the leaders for the next Congress and finishing work on the remaining priorities of the ...