The 119th Congress will be the first one in recent years to buck the general trend of more racial, gender, age and ethnic ...

Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician and key G.O.P. vote, joined Democrats in aggressively questioning Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ...

Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet picks begin this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth ...

Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.

Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, comments about women and Black troops, and allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct make him unfit to serve. Some takeaways from the hearing: ...

During Senate hearing, Hegseth will make overtures to female and Black troops Pete Hegseth ... That's raising questions among current and former defense leaders and veterans about whether he ...

Three Republican senators introduced legislation that would restrict birthright citizenship by specifying who would be ...

Hegesth did not initially address the allegations of sexual assault, excessive drinking or his derisive views on women in combat and minorities, as senators determine whether the veteran and TV ...

But he argued that modern diversity and inclusion policies “divide” current troops and don’t prioritize “meritocracy.” In a striking scene, several female Democratic senators confronted ...