Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced Thursday she won't seek re-election in 2026, forcing the Democratic Party to defend ...

Senate confirms anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr as nation’s top health official - Kennedy — who’s repeatedly ...

President Donald Trump’s Cabinet is made up largely of his most loyal supporters. Here’s a look at who has already been confirmed and who is waiting.

Surely, moderate Republicans like Sen. Susan Collins—who is up for reelection next year in the reliably blue state of ...

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The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Kennedy will oversee some of the federal government’s largest public health agencies, including the NIH, FDA, and the Centers ...

BUDGET OR BUST: It’s do-or-die time for Speaker Mike Johnson. At 10 a.m., the House Budget Committee marks up leadership’s budget resolution as Johnson practically dares a small cadre of intransigent ...

Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson died Thursday following complications from knee replacement surgery, her family said.