WASHINGTON – The Senate was headed for a confirmation vote Thursday night on Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee ...

While Democrats don’t have the Senate votes to tank Trump nominees, they can derail the chamber’s day-to-day functions.

Russell Scofield remembers when federal officials first started getting applications to build solar farms on public lands. It ...

The center would serve as a hub for comprehensive information gathering and pave the way for better coordination when it ...

State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.

The new National Wildland Firefighting Service would require a specific budget and a Senate-confirmed director.

U.S. aid workers around the world scrambled Wednesday to pack up households or pull children from school after the Trump ...

President Trump’s order to release billions of gallons of water in California’s Central Valley last week — with the purported goal of dousing fires 100 miles away — is being slammed as both ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins plan to start Alex Nedeljkovic in net Tuesday night at home vs. the New Jersey Devils, per coach Mike ...

The House was in recess last week. Both it and the Senate are scheduled for legislative activity next week.