Even as handicappers adjudged Pete Hegseth ’s confirmation as secretary of Defense to be all but certain, not one but two Republican senators indicated a hard pass on the poorly qualified bad boy from Fox News.

President Trump’s blizzard of executive orders during the first few days of his presidency has sent Republican lawmakers scrambling to make sense of what impact they’ll have on the country, and

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and U.S. Sen. Jim Justice voted Monday in favor of a bill to place strict penalties on illegal immigrants who commit crimes in the U.S. and to approve President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State.

Trump ordered an immediate pause to the disbursement of federal funds tied to certain components of the Inflation Reduction Act and the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Jim Justice has now been sworn in to the U.S. Senate. Most other senators were sworn in more than a week ago, Jan. 3. But Justice remained in his role as governor until his successor, Patrick Morrisey, was sworn in Monday.

Some Republicans on Capitol Hill were particularly critical of the pardons for those convicted of assaulting police officers, while others declined to defend Trump's move.

President Donald Trump answered questions at a press availability on a range of topics following a White House meeting with top congressional Republicans.

One day after voting to approved one of the first cabinet nominees of President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito introduced Trump’s nominee to represent the U.S. at the United Nations to the committee considering her nomination.

It was a busy week in Washington as President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Lawmakers in Congress were busy voting on bills themselves, finally passing the long-discussed Laken Riley Act.

During their first news conference since Trump took office, House Republican leaders were effusive about the new administration and noted there is a lot of "anxious anticipation" about what they're going to do with their new trifecta. "We will deliver," Johnson pledged.

At the White House, President Donald Trump said he was surprised that two senators have publicly said they'll vote against his nominee to lead the Defense Department.

Democrats and Republicans worry President Joe Biden set a bad precedent after President Donald Trump issued sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters.