Twenty-two members of the Senate Democratic caucus flipped their votes on former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), President Trump’s pick to head the Transportation Department, after the White House

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

The White House budget office rescinded a memo ordering a broad freeze on federal grants and loans after Republican senators “hit the ceiling” over the order, which caught them completely by

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel are expected to be grilled by senators during their confirmation hearings.

"The Senate must not be business as usual," warned Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) as nearly two dozen Democrats cast a protest vote on a Trump nominee.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars and cause disruptions in health care research, education programs and other initiatives.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s rail-related spending — including billions of dollars in funding for Amtrak — appears to be affected by President Donald Trump’s order freezing spending on thousands of federal assistance programs.

For now, the Democratic resistance on Capitol Hill against Trump's grant freeze appears to be taking the form of protest votes.

Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, faces his first major crisis just hours after his swearing-in. Duffy, who was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday, quickly emerged as the public face of the federal government's response to the deadly plane crash at Reagan National Airport,

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) as his nominee for secretary of transportation on November 18, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Commerce, Science, and ...

A federal judge late Tuesday afternoon delayed the Trump administration's pause on federal funding for loans and grants after conducting a virtual hearing among litigants.