The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday voted narrowly in favor of Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump's pick to be U.N. envoy, clearing the way for a confirmation vote in the full 100-member Senate.

President Donald Trump’s fraught effort to install political appointees in permanent roles as US attorneys across the country gained momentum this week, as Republicans work to jumpstart a stalled confirmation process in the Senate,

Eric Skrmetta becomes the third major Republican trying to keep U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy from winning reelection next year.

The former congressman from Cary faced an uphill Democratic primary against former Gov. Roy Cooper, whom Wiley is expected to endorse.

The universe of competitive Senate races remains small after new ratings by Inside Elections, and that's good new for Republicans.

House Democrats are cranking up the pressure on their Senate colleagues to hold the line against any Republican spending bills, warning that support for partisan legislation would prove more harmful than a potential shutdown — and trigger an outcry from the party’s already deflated base.

Democrats wasted no time Thursday attacking the RNC chairman for his loyalty to Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and his support of President Donald Trump's policies.

United States lawmakers have voted to advance a bill that proposes reviewing the U.S. relationship with South Africa due to objections over its foreign policy and potentially imposing sanctions on South African officials.