Nominees can face a lengthy Senate vetting process before taking office, though Trump may try to upend that exercise in some ...

• Background checks: Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candidates for ...

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

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

Confirming Matt Gaetz to run the Justice Department and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Health and Human Services through the ...

Vice President-elect JD Vance has been working the phones reaching out to senators trying to gauge support for former Florida ...