EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Murkowski rips Trump's comments on disability and diversity - Murkowski says Trump’s words ‘does not project the level of empathy’

Social media critics raked Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) over the coals after he, along with Vice President J.D. Vance, proved to be the deciding votes to confirm former Fox News weekend co-host Pete Hegseth to serve as President Donald Trump's secretary of Defense.

WASHINGTON—A key witness in the contentious Senate confirmation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was assured by Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) that her sworn statement would carry weight in last ...

Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska ... When asked whether he supports Hegseth, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told reporters, "I've told you, I'm going to say the same thing. So, make sure you take notes ...

Thom Tillis said he got answers he needed from President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, leaving Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Lisa Murkowski of ...

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the first Republican ... Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina voted to invoke cloture. Murkowski has repeatedly criticized Trump, having ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of a crucial test vote.

Vice President JD Vance swore in Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense after he broke the tie in the Senate vote and confirmed Hegseth by 51-50. Photo: Ron Sachs/Press Pool WASHINGTON—A key ...

Ahead of a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday, the fate of Gabbard’s nomination rests in the hands of a small handful of undecided GOP senators: Maine’s Susan Collins, Indiana’s Todd Young, Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell and Utah’s John Curtis.

President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will testify in two Senate hearings starting Wednesday.

Most of President Donald Trump's successful Cabinet nominees so far — including, as of Monday evening, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — were confirmed by comfortable margins. But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth squeaked by 51 to 50, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the second-ever tie-breaking vote for a Cabinet secretary.

A blizzard of regulations; a power grab over federal funds; and the hollowing out of our nation’s public workforce. It’s just week two.