A big part of a president’s impact on the country comes through the individuals he appoints to important positions. Today, the Constitution and federal statutes provide for 1,855 positions to be ...

Thomas Jipping is a senior legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. One of the Senate’s most important responsibilities is to provide ...

Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Senate Republicans have voted to change the rules to make it easier to confirm President Trump’s nominees, allowing the chamber to confirm certain nominees in groups ...

IS IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT FIVE STARTS RIGHT NOW. IOWA DEMOCRATS ARE OFFICIALLY MAKING THEIR CASE TO GET BACK ON THE NATIONAL POLITICAL MAP. AND IT COMES AFTER THE PARTY LOST ITS FIRST ...