Sen. Marsha Blackburn is holding up President Donald Trump’s nominee for a federal judgeship in Tennessee, creating an unexpected obstacle for the White House from one of the president’s most dependable Senate allies. The Tennessee Republican has not returned the blue slip required for Samuel Adkisson’s nomination

Sen. Mitch McConnell resumed a busy Senate voting schedule this week after a lengthy recovery from a serious fall, returning as Republicans sought to advance legislation and President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary. The Kentucky Republican participated in votes covering college sports, health insurance, Israel, congressional stock trading

A CNN discussion about the death of a young Haitian immigrant turned into a heated confrontation Wednesday night after Federalist reporter Brianna Lyman challenged efforts to connect the tragedy to immigration enforcement and questioned the attention given to a separate killing allegedly committed by an illegal immigrant. The exchange on

The Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling as labor secretary Wednesday night, giving President Donald Trump a permanent leader for the department after five months under acting leadership. Sonderling secured confirmation in a 47–41 vote, overcoming opposition from every participating Democrat and independent. Twelve senators did not vote, according to the

California’s restrictions on licensed concealed carry are back before a federal court following a Supreme Court ruling that rejected Hawaii’s attempt to make publicly accessible private property off-limits to firearms by default. The renewed proceedings in May v. Bonta put another blue-state gun law under scrutiny

CNN anchor Jake Tapper ended his Sunday interview with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz by asking for help getting his network back into the White House television press pool. Waltz offered no promise of intervention. Instead, he challenged the credibility of media coverage and argued that

Outgoing FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey is pushing back against reports linking his departure to internal conflict, saying he is returning to Missouri for one reason: to raise his four young children. “This was 100% about my need to get home and raise my four small children,” Bailey said

House Speaker Mike Johnson is framing November’s midterm elections as a test of America’s constitutional foundations, warning that the growing influence of socialist politics has transformed the stakes of the fight for Congress. At a Capitol Hill press conference this week, the Louisiana Republican argued that voters face

President Donald Trump is signaling firm opposition to Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar’s immigration proposal, using Truth Social to amplify criticism of the Florida Republican’s push to provide legal status to millions of migrants. The public split comes despite Trump’s previous endorsement of Salazar and her effort to