Senate Republicans are kicking off their race to quickly confirm President Trump’s Cabinet nominees, and they’re starting with his national security team. Senators began Monday evening by

Senate GOP leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is primed to hand President Trump a quick string of wins on his first days in office. Why it matters: Thune and Trump have a complicated history, but the new majority leader is doing his best to start Congress off on the right foot.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.C.) said on Monday that he thinks President Trump’s remaining Cabinet nominees have a “path” to be confirmed. “I think they all have a path to get there,”

Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's nominees as Democrats push back on their speedy approval.

Former Florida Senator Marco Rubio became the first Donald Trump cabinet official when he was confirmed by the Senate on Monday. Vice President JD Vance has sworn in Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, the first of Trump’s cabinet nominees to take the job.

Marco Rubio issued a new memo to his employees, a copy of which was obtained by NatSec Daily, that outlined his Trumpian vision for the State Department.

Senators are preparing to vote to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state.

We’re going to wear down the Democrats. Either you’re going to play ball with us, or you’re going to go without sleep,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., said on Fox News.

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The confirmation process includes several rounds of investigation and review, beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check. The nominee is then evaluated in a committee hearing, which allows for a close ...

Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.