The Michigan Republican Party has filed a complaint against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, alleging that her choice of campaign press conference venue violated state election law. Benson formally announced her bid for governor last week in a press conference held in the lobby of the Richard H.

Former Florida Senator Marco Rubio became the first Donald Trump cabinet official when he was confirmed by the Senate on Monday. Vice President JD Vance has sworn in Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, the first of Trump’s cabinet nominees to take the job.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Deb Haaland, who championed conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary, is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico, the nation’s No. 2 oil production state.

As secretary of state, Rubio would be the nation’s top diplomat ... The Senate is split 53-47, but the resignation of Vice President JD Vance and, soon, Rubio drops the GOP majority further until their successors arrive. Republicans need almost all ...

Minnesota House Democrats and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon are suing House ... present weren’t enough for a quorum and told GOP members they did not have the constitutional authority ...

Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told a CNN reporter Monday he believes President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has a path to the 50 required votes for Senate confirmation.

Both sides agree that it will be Trump who decides if Rubio is MAGA enough to remain a member of his administration and represent his views around the world. He unceremoniously fired his first secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, via tweet, and has long made clear he views foreign policy as his domain.

Mich., says he's considering a run for U.S. Senate days after Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., announced he would not seek re-election.

The White House budget office rescinded a memo ordering a broad freeze on federal grants and loans after Republican senators “hit the ceiling” over the order, which caught them completely by

Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee to serve as the director of national intelligence, will testify Thursday morning at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The 43-year-old former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii and combat veteran would oversee the nation's 18 spy agencies.

Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers said he's weighing another campaign for U.S. Senate, followed his narrow loss in November to Democrat Elissa Slotkin