Much of the opposition to former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has nominated to serve as defense secretary, has centered on allegations that he has abused women and ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as Defense Secretary on Saturday, following a tie-breaking vote by Vice President JD Vance to end a stalemate in Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, during which some ...

Yes, Hegseth is confirmed to be the next U.S. secretary of defense. J.D. Vance broke the 51-50 tie as three Republicans, including Mitch McConnell, voted “no” for Hegseth. The Senate advanced ...

Watch live as the Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary on a largely party-line vote. This comes despite grave objections from Democrats and ...

Incoming Trump officials have tapped Dorothy Fink, an endocrinologist and career civil servant, as the interim secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to three people ...

By Katie Glueck Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic secretary of state of Michigan, on Wednesday announced a run to succeed the term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, plunging into a high-profile and ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Doug Collins testifies during his Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) ...

Secretary Marco Rubio took the helm of the State Department just hours after taking the oath of office. Watch in our player above. Trump’s first confirmed cabinet appointment, Rubio entered the ...

Vice President JD Vance has sworn in Marco Rubio as secretary of state, the first of President Trump’s cabinet nominees to take the job. Former Sen. Rubio (R-Fla.) said Trump’s primary ...

The push back on Kennedy's selection as health secretary could leave the agency without a Senate-confirmed leader for an extended period of time. The Washington Post: Trump Team Taps Dorothy Fink To ...

Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday ... as the top Republican on Senate Intelligence Committee gave his resume the necessary credentials to earn the public backing of a number of Democrats.

Vice President JD Vance has sworn in Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, the first of Trump’s cabinet nominees to take the job. Rubio said Trump’s primary priority will be furthering the United ...