The new secretary of state took center stage in a diplomatic rift with Colombia over deportation flights, adding teeth to ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance then casting the ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

When Melania Trump emerged sporting a wide-brimmed Zorro-like hat at her husband’s inauguration in Washington DC earlier this ...

Kristi Noem cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Friday, teeing up her final confirmation vote for early Sunday.

VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote to name Trump loyalist Pete Hegseth as defense secretary in the narrowest-ever Pentagon ...

With votes expected late evening, the Republican-led Senate is determined to install Hegseth, a former Fox News host and ...

The Senate voted Friday night on the confirmation of Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth.

Meta is under fire as users, including celebrities, report being unable to unfollow Trump accounts on Instagram ...

JD Vance's first big moment as vice president sits on the horizon as the Senate prepares to confirm Pete Hegseth and John Ratcliffe, which could require a tiebreaking vote.

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