Despite all of Cornyn’s assclownish maneuvering, GOP senators voted in November to give that leadership position to Sen. John ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is weighing a primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn (R) in what could be the next high-profile proxy battle between the two competing wings of the state’s GOP.

Trump’s pick to become the nation’s intelligence chief faced scrutiny for her views on surveillance practices, which have historically been misused against marginalized communities.

Kash Patel appeared Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to be FBI director. Patel has ...

Three of the positions in the cabinet could be filled by Texans — one has secured confirmation, and two others await a ...

President Donald Trump is carrying out his immigration crackdown nationwide, with nearly 1,000 arrests reported by ICE on ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on ...

Ratcliffe faced a brief delay to his nomination from Democrats questioning his independence from President Donald Trump.

Mr. Ratcliffe was known as a loyalist to the president when he served as director of national intelligence in the final year ...

Washington — The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in President Trump's administration amid delays by Democrats.

The US Senate on Thursday voted to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next director of the CIA. Ratcliffe, who previously served as director of national intelligence was approved by a vote of 74-25.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead America’s premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval.