President-elect Donald Trump's pick of Sen. Marco Rubio to become U.S. secretary of state is likely to jolt Latin America ...

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

Complicating the matter for senators is the Trump campaign’s decision to not engage, so far, in the traditional transition ...

Any race that is closer than 2,000 votes or one half of 1 percent will trigger an automatic recount. Several area races ...

MN GOP Chair David Hann went into Election Day this year full of confidence following a call with officials in ...

With President-elect Donald Trump selecting House members for roles in his second administration, concerns have been raised about House Republicans' shrinking majority.

Burgum was a serious contender to be Trump’s vice presidential choice this summer. The two-term governor was seen as a ...

The county’s unofficial election night results showed 24 wards with 100% or greater voter turnout. It also showed one place ...

Rep. Adam Smith said Trump's pick to head the Defense Department shows he wants to purge generals and install political ...

A recess, for the Senate, means giving up power to the president — especially the power they share under the Constitution to make appointments to key executive posts, including the president’s cabinet ...

Trump's use of recess appointments would bypass the Senate confirmation process for some of the most powerful positions in ...

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S. In a Friday ruling, U.S.