S.D., was frustrated with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., after he blocked a confirmation vote for John Ratcliffe as CIA director.

The US Senate is expected to hold a confirmation vote on Tuesday (Jan 28) on John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's nominee ...

If she can't get a favorable vote from the Intelligence Committee, senators could report her to the floor with a neutral or ...

Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's nominees as Democrats push back on their speedy approval.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., showed frustration ... two days on the Senate floor," Murphy said on Tuesday. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who leads the Senate Intelligence Committee ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune had called out Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy for delaying the vote on a “key national security position.” ...

President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to adjourn Congress so that he may make recess appointments. “Trump most recently raised the prospect of … [adjourning Congress] during […] ...

The US Senate confirmed China hawk John Ratcliffe as the next director ... “In a joint statement with Chairman (Tom) Cotton, the Democrat vice chair of the Intelligence Committee said this ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on John ... and apparently we're not going to have a vote tomorrow," Republican Sen. Tom Cotton said after Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy objected ...

Republicans will be able to win approval of President Trump’s top picks if they remain united, but they are frustrated by ...