Nov. 15—President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on Wednesday, Nov. 13 that he has nominated Republican representative Matt Gaetz to be attorney general via a post on his social media platform.

Trump has an electoral mandate to disrupt the government and certain members of the government have an ethical mandate to ...

The House Speaker says President-elect Donald Trump has an “embarrassment of riches” to choose his Cabinet from after making ...

Burgum was a serious contender to be Trump’s vice presidential choice this summer. The two-term governor was seen as a ...

Reaction among Republicans on Capitol Hill to President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general ranged ...

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s nomination as the new Attorney General might face an uphill battle in the Senate, but his confirmation could create a political predicament for Republicans in ...

Calls are growing for the House Ethics Committee to share its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz after President-elect Donald ...

Senators are continuing to debate whether to grant President-elect Donald Trump the ability to bypass the chamber's approval for his nominees.

Senate Democrats are rushing to confirm Biden’s final nominees for federal judge positions before the party loses the chamber ...

If President-elect Trump's elevation of his acolytes is a signal, then the question of confirmation is a test for Republicans ...

Some members of the Cabinet, like vice president and White House chief of staff, do not need Senate approval. But most of ...