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President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency, send troops to the southern border, deport undocumented immigrants ...

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday at the US Capitol. Follow for live news updates ...

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

The Senate Armed Services Committee voted along party lines to approve Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next secretary of ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted to advance Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary ...

The heads of the Jan. 6 committee say they're grateful for the decision by President Joe Biden to pardon them “not for ...