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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators returned to the Capitol Monday for a late-evening session pushing ahead on President Donald ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik is likely to face questions at her confirmation hearing to become the U.S. ambassador to the United ...

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet.

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

The president withdrew the country from the Paris climate agreement, and promised he would be pardoning people prosecuted ...

will sit on the 17-member Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The Intelligence Committee is tasked with overseeing the intelligence activities and programs of the United States and providing ...

Temperatures in Washington on Monday are projected to drop to a low of 11 degrees, with a high of 23 degrees. The last time a ...

As far as Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of Defense goes, Senator Joni Ernst was the ball game, and it was over in ...

Hegseth failed to prove that he’s up for the job; Republican senators failed to do their jobs; and Trump failed to choose a ...

One thing seemed clear after Pete Hegseth’s four-hour grilling by Democrats on the Senate Armed Services committee — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon enjoyed the unreserved ...

Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee ...