President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans say they have a mandate to govern. But an uneasy question is emerging: Will ...

Trump’s appointments would be dark comedy were it not a calculated effort to turn the United States into an autocracy.

Boris Epshteyn has quickly become one of the most powerful figures in the early days of the presidential transition, even ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says releasing the ethics committee report on the Florida lawmaker would set "a terrible ...

• Background checks: Trump’s transition team is bypassing traditional FBI checks for at least some of his Cabinet picks while using private companies to conduct vetting of potential candidates for ...

Trump has wasted no time in moving to assemble his team for a second term in the White House. Here's the latest.

It’s been a week since the 2024 election, and Trump has already named several people who will play key roles in the White ...

President-elect Trump is challenging the Senate to dare defy him over the nominations of Matt Gaetz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Former President Donald Trump, now the president-elect, is picking from his most loyal supporters as he builds his team for ...

Nominees can face a lengthy Senate vetting process before taking office, though Trump may try to upend that exercise in some ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, was part of an investigation into alleged sexual assault in 2017, ...

Update: The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office has provided an update on the reported homicide that occurred early Friday ...