For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is extremely rare. The only time a nominee by a new president was rejected by a Senate ...

The decision by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire will ignite a much-watched confirmation process in which President Joe Biden will attempt to place another liberal on the high court.

When President Joe Biden selected Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, he was choosing among a pool of candidates whose qualifications provided an embarrassment of riches.

President Trump said Saturday that he expects his pick for Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, to easily make it through the ...

In the coming weeks, President Biden will nominate a candidate to replace Breyer. He has pledged to nominate a Black female to the Court. In the lead-up to the announcement, the White House will ...