Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agency’s climate rules and pollution controls. Many ...

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump ...

The U.S. Senate voted Friday to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense, in a major win for President Donald Trump and his new administration. Vice President JD Vance ...

Pete Hegseth was confirmed as defense secretary late Friday by the U.S. Senate after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 ...

Pete Hegseth, a prominent conservative commentator and former Army National Guard officer, was confirmed as secretary of ...

Both U.S. senators representing Illinois slammed the confirmation of Pete Hegseth to be the new defense secretary.

Vice President JD Vance was required to cast a tie-breaking vote after three Republicans voted against Hegseth.

In the early days of President Donald Trump's second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has openly challenged or rebuked him at ...

The White House conducted a Friday night massacre wiping out the independent watchdogs at numerous federal agencies.

Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement at two veterans' groups he ran to narrowly win Senate approval to become Donald Trump's ...

The U.S. Senate is set to confirm Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary, with bipartisan support, as she pledges to ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump fired over a dozen inspectors general across federal agencies late Friday night, one of the fired officials confirmed to USA TODAY.