One of the first tasks faced by an incoming president is staffing the Cabinet, the people who collectively are a president’s top advisers and the nation’s highest officials. Most of the members of ...
Legislators in both parties openly admit they frequently don’t vote on bills, not because they’re lazy, but because “no” votes are taken personally by their colleagues.
Amid departures to fill Trump administration posts and leadership contests for top party positions, a more subtle competition for one of the most powerful positions in Congress is underway.