President Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) are making slow progress toward a deal to clear some of the Senate’s backlog of ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Friday afternoon that whether a deal is reached on 160 stalled nominees ...

A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate’s yearly August recess, for now, as President Donald Trump ...

Pressure from Trump, coupled with delays by Democrats, has complicated the upper chamber’s ability to embark on its extended summer break.

Senators want to leave, President Trump wants them to stay, Democrats have demands with leverage, and Majority Leader John ...