A sweeping presidential pardon for January 6 rioters drew the criticism of North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis on Tuesday. Tillis told reporters he was surprised after Trump pardoned more than 1,500 defendants,

Political analysts believe Tillis will be the most vulnerable incumbent Republican in the midterms -- elections where the party in power often loses seats in Congress.

John Cornyn (R-Texas ... in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a longtime ally of President-elect Trump. Meanwhile, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment, has already drawn a MAGA challenger. Sen. Thom Tillis ...

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) brought up election denialism at former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi’s U.S. attorney general confirmation hearing on Jan. 15.

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

Within hours of his inauguration, President Trump’s flurry of executive orders is facing significant pushback from politicians and legal groups. On Day 1 of his second administration, Trump signed a slew of actions covering everything from immigration to energy policy.

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

Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice, echoed attacks on the agency she would lead if confirmed, but demurred on how she might handle tests of its independence.

Most Senate Democrats would likely prefer to derail Pam Bondi’s prospective attorney general nomination ... Kash Patel’s links to QAnon, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., defended Trump’s pick ...

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.,

Donald Trump supporters who attacked the US Capitol four years ago began to leave prison on Tuesday after the newly installed president issued sweeping pardons, an early signal that he intends to make aggressive use of his executive power.

Here’s what Republican senators told ABC News after President Donald Trump issued pardons for Jan. 6 violent offenders.