President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, underwent his Senate confirmation hearings on Tuesday, where senators scrutinized his fitness for the role due to his past as a combat veteran and TV host.

Doug Burgum described Trump’s aspiration to achieve U.S ... The New Jersey Republican told the Associated Press this week that he emailed that draft order to Burgum. Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, addresses allegations of ...

Energy committee chairman Sen. Mike Lee postponed Burgum's hearing, saying his paperwork was unnecessarily delayed.

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faces a Senate hearing Tuesday while hearings ... Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum will testify on Thursday, and Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Doug Collins will sit next Tuesday.Senate Democrats complained ...

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faces a Senate hearing Tuesday ... Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum will testify on Thursday, and Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Doug Collins ...

Latest news and live updates as the Trump administration prepares for office next week. Follow live as Senate confirmation hearings continue for attorney general pick Pam Bondi.

Pete Hegseth became the new secretary of Defense on Friday after Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate. Three Republican senators joined all Democrats in voting no on the confirmation — Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski,

A federal judge temporarily blocked the president's effort to end birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional" after multiple states tried to stop it in court. On Capitol Hill, though,

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed,

The documents include information like Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's salary at Fox News ... Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum Gov. Doug Burgum is Trump's nominee to be the secretary of the Department of the Interior. The North Dakota ...