In this capacity, he or she may cast the deciding vote when there is a tie in the Senate. John Adams cast the first tie-breaking vote on July 18, 1789. As of January 24, 2025, there were 302 ...

Rachel Maddow points out how Senate Democrats are using their power in the minority to boycott Trump's OMB pick Russell ...

Democrats opposed a now-rescinded funding freeze by Trump and refused to show up for OMB nominee Russell Vought's confirmation hearing.

The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, ...

Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are among Trump's more controversial nominees, and faced tough questions from senators Thursday.

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The Office of Government Ethics released Kennedy's financial disclosures in January 2025. Click here to review them. Kennedy went on to found the Pace University Environmental Litigation Clinic in ...

President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings began Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee and will be held Thursday ...

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans ...

President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which ...