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Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit from a former sister-in-law ...

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

Maine's independent senator joins Democrats in voting against the Trump nominee over concerns about his answers regarding the ...

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

In a statement the following day, Trump’s acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman announced that ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) put the procedural wheels in motion to confirm embattled secretary of Defense ...

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

President Trump’s most controversial cabinet pick is one step closer to taking office. The nomination of Pete Hegseth for ...

It's hard to tell just where retired General Mark Milley's portrait once hung in the Pentagon's prestigious E-ring hallway, ...

Under Trump, it will be legal to bribe politicians again, the revolving door of Washington will continue to swing, and calls ...