Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth narrowly earned enough Republican support to clear a key Senate hurdle and is now all ...

Defense secretary-designee Pete Hegseth’s nomination cleared a key Senate hurdle Thursday, inching him closer to getting confirmed in a significant win for one of President Trump’s ...

N.Y., said he supports Democrat efforts to slow down the confirmation of President Trump's Cabinet, including for key national security roles.

President Donald Trump will make his first trip outside Washington since his inauguration, traveling to hurricane-ravaged Asheville, North Carolina, and then to Los Angeles to view wildfire damage.

While President Donald Trump starts his second term many of his cabinet nominees are still awaiting confirmation in the ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is making good on his threat to keep the Senate working after hours, vowing to go ...

President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more.

The Trump cabinet is taking shape as Republicans rush to confirm key nominees, but Democrats are raising concerns about some of the picks and working to slow the process.

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska) said Thursday that she “cannot in good conscience” support Pete Hegseth’s bid to become secretary of defense, pointing to a demonstrated “lack of judgment” on ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director under President Donald Trump, approving the second high-level appointment for the new administration.

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his nomination.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a ...