While 17 states and dozens of cities recognize Indigenous Peoples Day, Montana — home to 12 tribes and seven reservations — is not among them.

Where past discussions on similar legislation focused on Native American history and culture and the atrocities Christopher ...

Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., voted present, and no Republicans opposed the measure. The bill now heads to the Senate. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., who sponsored the legislation, said it was aimed at ...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Marco Rubio became the first member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to be approved by the Senate, overwhelmingly winning confirmation hours after the executive branch ...

Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) introduced Senate Bill 224, known as the Preventing Artificial Water Shortages ...

Washington — Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's picks for his Cabinet and top administration posts, facing delays by Democrats who are pushing back ...

Democrats let Secretary of State Marco Rubio blitz to Senate confirmation Monday. Now it’s time for trench warfare. With Donald Trump’s nominees slowly emerging from Senate committees ...

Senate Republicans hit their full 53-member majority on Tuesday as Sens. John Husted (R-Ohio) and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) were sworn into office by Vice President Vance. The pair cemented the full ...

“I hope that no one is making any plans for the weekend or the evenings because we’re going to get these nominees confirmed,” Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) said.

Kennedy Jr. could be complete as soon as Tuesday. While many of Trump's other cabinet nominees faced their first public reviews in Senate committees last week, Kennedy is one of the few who hasn't ...

House Bill 217 was filed late last week by Rep. Todd Warner, R-Chapel Hill, and does not yet have a Senate sponsor. If passed by the legislature, the name change would take effect on Jan. 1 ...

Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past a key Senate committee Tuesday, teeing up his likely confirmation with a full floor vote in the coming days. The Senate ...