WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on ...

Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation ...

Kash Patel, nominee for FBI director under Donald Trump, faced intense questioning during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. His history of controversial claims, particularly regarding the FBI, ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in Saturday as the ... Both of Illinois' Democratic senators, Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, voted against Hegseth's confirmation, calling him unqualified for the role.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Il., joins Morning Joe to discuss Tuesday's confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth and Wednesday's hearing for Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general.

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee has requested information from several government agencies and departments regarding allegations that Kash Patel violated protocols during an ...

Unnamed whistleblower claims Patel inserted himself in a hostage exchange mission and provided public comment without ...

We're approaching the first weekend of President Donald Trump's second term – and the Senate is already running behind in confirming his Cabinet nominees.

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

Nearly five years after commuting former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s federal prison sentence, President Donald Trump on Monday ...

Pete Hegseth will have the confirmation hearing ... Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said “there are some Democrats supporting them, but I don’t know if they have seven or eight.” ...