Soon to be in the minority, Senate Democrats are ready to use whatever tactics are at their disposal to put up roadblocks for ...

U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans clinched a late-night deal on Wednesday trading trial court judges for appellate court ...

The lame duck period also provides the senators with their last opportunities to make requests of the outgoing president — ...

Lawmakers are home for Thanksgiving, but when they return to the Capitol, they face a looming government funding deadline.

Ten nominees to D.C.'s local courts are currently awaiting confirmation by the U.S. Senate, including one to fill a seat that ...

The Senate majority leader is staying out of Republican turmoil over the more contentious picks for strategic reasons.

President-elect Donald Trump has urged GOP senators to do everything possible to block further confirmation of judges ...

The Senate won’t hold votes on four of President Joe Biden’s appellate court nominees as part of a deal with Republicans to ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office defended a deal Thursday to trade four appeals court nominees for faster confirmation of President Joe Biden’s district court picks. The decision was a ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) remains on track to match — or break — the Trump-era record of judicial ...

Their agreement, which has angered progressive groups, means more of Biden’s district court picks will get votes, but none of ...

Senate Democrats and Republicans struck a midnight deal that would secure four crucial appellate court judge nominations for ...