According to Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., "Priority number one for the new Senate GOP majority is to confirm Trump's team as quickly as possible when we take back the gavels in January." Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., reiterated this in his own post to X ...

President-elect Trump’s Cabinet and senior staff for his upcoming administration are coming into focus as Democrats prepare for a full minority in both chambers of Congress and The White

Republicans avoided a confirmation firestorm when former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration as attorney general, but lawmakers on Capitol Hill are already bracing for how they’ll navigate the next slew of unorthodox Trump picks — and they have warned the president-elect’s choice to lead the Pentagon,

Those close to the president-elect say senators who step out of line could face a tough 2026 primary. But senators say they aren't stressing yet.

Republican senators are pouring cold water on the idea that President-elect Trump could force the Senate into an extended recess next year so he would be able to fill key positions in his Cabinet without going through the upper chamber’s confirmation process.