The Trump cabinet is taking shape as Republicans rush to confirm key nominees, but Democrats are raising concerns about some of the picks and working to slow the process.

The Supreme Court on Thursday revived a requirement that owners of millions of small businesses register with an arm of the ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced Thursday afternoon that she will vote against Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of Defense, citing his past infidelity and ...

College enrollment numbers are higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic for the first time in five years. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released a report ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced television commentator, author, and retired National Guard officer Pete Hegseth as his nominee for secretary of defense on November 12, 2024. This ...

The hearings, once the political equivalent of a proving ground, have devolved into a petty competition among elite ...

President Trump attended three official balls Monday night after his inauguration, accompanied by Melania Trump, Vice ...

This week on The Daily Beast Podcast, Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee are preparing for Donald Trump’s inauguration, or the ...

For Hegseth, a meritocracy is one in which he merits the spoils. One in which his past failures are forgiven. In which his mistakes are redeemed. In which a résumé unlike previous secretaries of ...

Senior officials from President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, including the majority of his designated Cabinet nominees, were at the White House on Wednesday to ...

As President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, took questions from senators Wednesday, only about 2 ...

Controversial Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from US senators on Tuesday about his views on women ...