Grassley is the oldest sitting United States senator, the longest-serving Republican in congressional history, and the sixth-longest-serving U.S. senator in history

With Republicans holding the majority in the U.S. Senate, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is again serving as senate president pro tem — making the 91-year-old senator third in the line of succession to become the nation’s commander-in-chief.

Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley opened up the U.S. Senate floor for business with a short speech Tuesday, highlighting the start of the 119th Congre

Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) was officially sworn into his seat Tuesday, putting Republicans closer to having their full 53-member majority.  Justice was sworn in by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa),

"Ms. Bondi’s a highly qualified choice. And change is desperately needed," Grassley said in his opening remarks.

“I'm very concerned about who it’s going to be, but the mandate of the election is people want change,” Grassley said. “Pete starts out with things that he says he knows is wrong with the (U.S.) Defense Department and he's going to change them, and that's the mandate with everything in government that Trump received in the last election.”

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Trump’s forthcoming nominee to be ambassador to the UN, is also viewed as a potential Day One confirmation. Stefanik is expected to get a hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan. 16.

“The primary role of the federal government is to protect its citizens, we owe it to Laken Riley,” Grassley said. On Thursday, senators voted to move the bill forward and start debate on it. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says that’s a ...

WASHINGTON – Senators returned to the Capitol Monday for a late-evening session pushing ahead on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, with voting possible to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio as the nation's secretary of state on Inauguration Day.

Marco Rubio, who has represented Florida in the Senate since 2011, is known for his hawkish stance on China and has been sanctioned by the country twice.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day.