The hearings were packed to capacity with protesters and fans, while the spillover crowd hung out in hallways and overflow ...

Steve Pearce, whom Trump nominated for BLM director nearly three months ago, is a former seven-term Republican congressman from New Mexico who has drawn flak from some Democrats and conservation ...

Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for director of national intelligence could be in serious trouble after her confirmation hearing ...

WASHINGTON -- Quarreling and confusion marked the Senate hearing Tuesday for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, with politically charged arguments about White House documents and process getting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — New Orleans City Council members gathered Wednesday for the first confirmation hearings of Mayor Helena ...

During his Senate confirmation hearing, Kennedy claimed he is not against vaccination, contrary to decades of public comments ...

RFK Jr. claimed he is not “anti-vaccine” and appeared unfamiliar with key aspects of healthcare insurance programs in his ...

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee directly questioned Supreme Court justice nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for hours on Tuesday — the second day of a four-day confirmation hearing. It had ...

Update: The confirmation hearing for President Trump's surgeon general nominee scheduled for Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. was canceled. Dr. Casey Means, who is pregnant, went into labor. The Department of ...

Dr. Casey Means, left, a wellness influencer and President Donald Trump's pick for surgeon general, went into labor ahead of her confirmation hearing, which was postponed. (Ben Curtis / AP) The Senate ...

The Senate’s confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general nominee, Casey Means, was abruptly postponed Thursday morning, the day it was set to begin, after she went into labor. A ...