Confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s nominees kick off on Tuesday with Pete Hegseth appearing before the Senate ...

In recent weeks, Trump's party has coalesced around his pick. "I look forward to discussing (Hegseth's) plans to shake up DoD ...

The Van Buren County politician became the first prominent Republican or Democratic candidate to make public their 2026 ...

Culture wars and personal issues are expected to dominate a hearing for Donald Trump’s choice to be the country's next ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Tuesday morning ...

Senator John Tower, a Texas Republican, was the last Cabinet nominee to be voted down by the Senate. Mr. Tower was chosen by ...

Many of Trump’s nominees to serve in Cabinet and advisory roles are slated to appear this week for hearings before Senate ...

The Laken Riley Act on Monday cleared a second procedural hurdle in the Senate as talk turns to an amendment push by ...

Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and the new Congress.

Opposition to prospective nominees, along with time-consuming Senate rules, will slow floor action despite the Republican ...

Some are expected to have smooth confirmation paths, like Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, while others, like defense ...

Hearings scheduled this week for more than a dozen of the president-elect's cabinet choices will provide an early test of his ...