A big question has been on the minds of Democrats since their grueling loss in November: Who is the leader of the Democratic ...

WASHINGTON -- Republican skepticism in the Senate of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees has been worn down, putting his unconventional choices for some of the most powerful positions in the ...

About 200 Westchester activists gathered at U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer's Peekskill office on Tuesday, imploring him to do more ...

The Senate minority leader had initially said he would not lean on his colleagues to reflexively oppose every nominee, but ...

Powerless to stop President Trump or Russell T. Vought, the nominee to lead the White House budget office, Democrats pulled ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has threatened to hold the upper chamber over the weekend if need be to push through Trump’s nominees after Democrats objected to speeding up the process.

While Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY ... “Mr. Vought stands in direct opposition to everything Senate Democrats are fighting for. … Given Mr. Vought’s track record, I cannot ...

Some lawmakers voiced opposition to the resolution ... leaving the matter to be handled at the next legislative session. Senate majority leader Winnie Brinks looks on during Gov.