Trump 'challenging' Republican senators with controversial Cabinet picks: ANALYSIS
Donald Trump was elected with a mandate last week. He's now using it to challenge Republican senators to confirm his Cabinet picks.
Trump’s Gaetz nomination sets up test of Senate Republican loyalty
Several senators said they were shocked at the nomination, raising questions about whether they will check Trump.
Trump 'Will Have to Withdraw' Matt Gaetz Nomination: Former GOP Congressman
Gaetz had been under investigation over allegations that he was part of a scheme that led to the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl. The committee said in June it was investiga
Will Matt Gaetz pass the Senate nomination process – or does he not need to?
Donald Trump ’s nomination of Matt Gaetz for attorney general has stunned many in the Republican party. If Trump gets his way, the former Florida representative will become the top law enforcement officer in the United States – a position that the president-elect could utilize to seek revenge on his opponents and enemies.
Trump baffles Republican senators by picking Matt Gaetz for attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump stunned Senate Republicans by announcing that he will nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general.
Matt Gaetz faces GOP Senate opposition after Trump selection for attorney general
Matt Gaetz's selection by Trump for attorney general led to immediate pushback from Republicans who forecast a bleak outlook for a confirmation.
Trump nominates Matt Gaetz for Attorney General
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that Gaetz would "root out the systemic corruption" at the Department of Justice.
Trump AG nominee Matt Gaetz almost came to blows with Mike Rogers, nearly ran for Alabama Senate seat
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he intends to nominate Matt Gaetz, the rabble-rousing congressman from Florida who almost fought an Alabama colleague on the House floor last year, as attorney general.
Do GOP Senators Have Any Backbone Left?
But there is something disconcertingly familiar in the confident yet carefully hedged assertions that the old-line GOP will ...
Some senators "shocked" by Matt Gaetz selection — but GOP warming to AG pick to avoid angering Trump
Republicans who criticized Gaetz in the past urged colleagues to keep an open mind about him as attorney general.
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U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin and James Lankford did not vote for MAGA favorite for Senate majority
Oklahoma’s two Republican U.S. Senators did not choose the candidate preferred by ... McConnell currently holds the ...
Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...
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Senate Republicans settle on a new party leader after seizing the majority on Election Day
WASHINGTON — It was the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades. Three senators were ...
Senate Republicans elect John Thune as their new leader, replacing Mitch McConnell
Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.
Opinion - Republicans have an opportunity to transform party with Senate leadership vote
The Republican Party has a historic opportunity to continue the transformation of the Republican Party from establishment ...
Joe Manchin reminds GOP senators who their boss is
The retiring senator suggested that “likability” is a key factor for majority leaders to have, as being able to work with ...
Thune, Cornyn and Scott make their case to be next Republican Senate leader
Senate Republicans returned to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since they secured a comfortable Senate majority and ...
Here’s who could replace Mitch McConnell as Senate’s top Republican
Republican senators will cast a secret ballot on Wednesday, and whoever is elected to replace McConnell will inherit a solid ...
Fewer states than ever will have split-party Senate delegations
Around two dozen states regularly elected both a Republican and a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in the 1970s and 1980s. Only ...
Factbox-Trump Turns to Congress for Cabinet Picks, Whittling Away at Slim Margins
President-elect Donald Trump has so far picked five Republican members of the U.S. Congress to join his administration, at ...