The vote broke the Senate filibuster and sets up a final confirmation vote, which will likely take place Friday. Democrat John Fetterman voted against advancing Hegseth for secretary of defense.

The full Senate voted 51-49 on Thursday to advance Hegseth's nomination, paving the way for a final confirmation vote Friday.

Senate Republicans are rejecting a request by moderate Democrats to jettison their party-line efforts on immigration and work on a bipartisan solution.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries put Republican leaders on notice that they can’t take Democratic votes for granted.

Faiz Shakir, former campaign manager for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss his bid to be the next Democratic party chair and his vision for the party after its 2024 ...

Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package approved Thursday by state lawmakers. Both Democrats and Republicans ...

Yost, 68, is the first major Republican to fully launch a campaign for Ohio governor in 2026, when current Gov. Mike DeWine is term limited. Two other prominent Republicans — 2024 presidential ...

Martin O’Malley tells VF the party got “distracted” from voters’ economic concerns—“we were not acknowledging their pain”—and wants the party to keep hammering Donald Trump for putting himself before ...

They can reconquer the House and the White House. But the Senate looks problematic, thanks to a solid red bloc of 25 states.

President Donald Trump is already testing the limits of Hill Democrats who have vowed to be less antagonistic the second time ...

Democrats are finding themselves mired in infighting and schoolyard sniping just as President Trump begins his new term.