The Senate is set for an Inauguration Day vote on legislation that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

Ten Democrats joined Republicans in voting to advance the measure in a critical test vote that put it on track for quick enactment under President-elect Donald J. Trump.

In a new memo obtained by NBC News, Senate Finance Democratic tax staff found that Scott Bessent avoided over $950,000 of self-employment taxes.

The Florida attorney general will serve as U.S. senator until the next general election in 2026 when the seat returns to the ballot.

The state’s governor, Mike DeWine, announced the appointment Friday, ending suspense over who would succeed the vice president-elect in the Senate.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to focus her opening remarks before the Senate Homeland Security committee on securing the nation's border and curbing cyber attacks.

From the moment he rode down that golden escalator in Trump Tower nearly a decade ago, Donald J. Trump reshaped the nation’s politics — and he continues to do so today with his hodgepodge of Cabinet picks that includes billionaires and media darlings, eccentrics, and rhetorical bomb-throwers.

Trump’s team is also weighing an executive order to reauthorize a permit for the Keystone Pipeline, which is currently seen as a largely symbolic move considering the construction on the pipeline has been halted indefinitely after years of legal and political uncertainty.