Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.

The ethics commission of the State Bar of Texas had sued Paxton for making dishonest claims of election fraud in a 2020 ...

The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas has officially stepped down from his position as the chief ...

A sweeping presidential pardon for January 6 rioters drew the criticism of North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis on Tuesday.

Some Senate Republicans have asked about a powerful spy authority in the confirmation process for picks for key national ...

Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general on Wednesday ... for a popcorn-eating confirmation hearing," GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) was his nominee for U.S. attorney general on November 21, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate ...

Live updates on the Trump transition ahead of next week's inauguration. Follow the latest as Senate confirmation hearing continue for the incoming administration.

Trump's nominees for secretary of State, attorney general, CIA director, Energy secretary and Transportation secretary went ...

Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice, echoed attacks on the agency she would lead if ...

Thom Tillis is on respective ... Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo. Tillis was first elected in the 2014 midterms and gained a second term in 2020.

A referral in this case isn’t necessary, Conrad said, because two Democratic senators called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel over the summer. No such appointment ...