WASHINGTON (AP) — Outraged Democrats are testing the limits of their diminished power as they try to stop the stunning power grabs of President Donald Trump and his chief lieutenant, Elon Musk.

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Pam Bondi to serve as attorney general following her nomination to the role by President Donald Trump. Bondi was confirmed on a vote by the full Senate. This comes as Senate Democrats postponed the vote by one week.

The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Pam Bondi as the next attorney general, giving her control of a Justice Department embroiled in controversy. Bondi, a two-term attorney general in Florida,

In addition to sending out letters, Senate Democrats also consumed time on Monday evening in protest of a stop in funding for USAID. Instead of advancing Bondi’s confirmation Monday, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, a Hawaii Democrat, gave extended remarks questioning the legality of ceasing spending authorized by Congress.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal vaccine skeptic and activist lawyer, appeared on track to become the nation’s health secretary after winning the crucial support of Republican Sen. Bill

Vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr is on track to be confirmed as the top US health official after a key Senate committee voted along party lines to approve his nomination. The Senate finance committee on Tuesday voted 14 to 13 in favour of Kennedy’s confirmation to run the Department of Health and Human Services,

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to approve Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services, paving the way for the full Senate to start the process of confirming as early as this week.