Senate Majority John Thune (R-S.D.) has set up a vote to confirm former Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to become ...

By The Associated Press Donald Trump began his first day as the 47th president of the United States with a dizzying display ...

By the end of the week, Republicans will have more nominees ready for floor action: Committees are set to vote on former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) to be Transportation secretary, Lee Zeldin to be EPA ...

Senators are set to work through the weekend in order to confirm or advance several of President Donald Trump’s nominees and overcome efforts by Democrats to delay using procedural hurdles.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday evening blocked the swift confirmation of John Ratcliffe, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee ...

Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that ...

Amid Republican claims of “anonymous smears,” a named person — and a Hegseth, at that — accuses the defense secretary nominee ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told reporters Wednesday that she was concerned that the FBI’s background investigation report ...

In “The War on Warriors,” published last year, the nominee to head the Pentagon lashes out at “social justice saboteurs” and ...

Sen. Jack Reed released details from an affadivit alleging that Pentagon Nominee Pete Hegseth's ex-wife feared for her safety during her marriage.

Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, and his second wife denied the allegation that he was abusive in their former ...