On Thursday, the Montana House and Senate voted on seven Republican-sponsored bills that would make changes to the state’s judicial branch and legal system.

A new bill is aiming to clarify what Oklahoma patients’ rights are at hospitals. This is the second year legislators will consider the bill; it’s in both the House as House Bill 1600 and in the Senate ...

California lawmakers in the State Senate approved measures to provide more money to the California Department of Justice and immigration related services to bolster the state's ability to legally ...

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has raised national security concerns over President Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense.

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his nomination.

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director under President Donald Trump, approving the second high-level appointment for the new administration.

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in a series of controversies. Two Republicans are opposed to Hegseth.

The Senate Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of Defense, despite reports of misconduct and the objections of Democrats who say he is ...

Senate Republicans have appeared largely unmoved by the allegations of misconduct that have clouded Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary.

A day after his bill to increase governmental transparency in South Dakota was killed in the Senate State Affairs Committee, Republican Senator Michael Rohl found ...

Full Senate floor votes for the three nominees have not been scheduled, but they will likely take place within a week to 10 days.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune had called out Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy for delaying the vote on a “key national security position.” ...