President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 will mark the 60th presidential swearing-in ceremony in United States history.

Washington — The Senate on Monday ... "The 21st Century will be defined by what happens between the United States and China," Rubio told his Senate colleagues, reiterating his long-held belief ...

Two appointed senators, with the significant failure rate of those appointees, might be the helping hand that Senate Democrats need to climb back into power.

With Trump's presidential inauguration just around the corner, review the history and meaning of Inauguration Day.

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington ... Washington retreated to the Senate chambers to deliver his ...

The founders’ model: Transparent inefficiency George Washington, the first president of the United States, operated from the assumption that the president and the Senate should be actively ...

The tactics are reminiscent of the ones taken the first time Trump entered the White House. At the time, Democrats homed in on eight nominees they would delay, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warning against a “rushed” process.

Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, unleashing unprecedented executive orders as his administration’s priorities begin to take shape.

Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned work to the attorney general.

The interim appointments, two in New York and one in Washington, signaled a break from past practice that reflects the importance of frontline prosecutors to the administration’s plans.

Conversations with two dozen Democratic sources reveal a party still debating why they lost and what they'll do next.