After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans said is a mandate to govern ...

WASHINGTON – Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate, leaving Colorado’s two Democratic senators in the minority.

To allow Trump to make the appointments, Republican senators would have to pass a motion of adjournment with a simple ...

Several Republican senators have said they are not inclined to abdicate their "advice and consent" role in presidential ...

Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem has a long, complicated history with tribes in South Dakota.

Dakota News Now sat down with the Murdo native to talk about his new role and how he anticipates his working relationship to ...

Nadine Nakamura set to become Hawaii's first female House speaker, leading on housing costs, transparency, and family-focused ...

Trump's use of recess appointments would bypass the Senate confirmation process for some of the most powerful positions in ...

Elon Musk is starting to seriously annoy some in Donald Trump’s inner circle.

Some members of the Cabinet, like vice president and White House chief of staff, do not need Senate approval. But most of ...