Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee failed to land a decisive blow against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s ...

Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, withstood hours of questioning during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.

Democrats grilled Trump’s defense secretary pick over ugly allegations against him. But barring a last-minute surprise, he appears on track to be confirmed.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for Defense secretary, on Tuesday emerged largely unscathed from an at times ...

A little over a month ago, President-elect Donald Trump’s top nominees appeared to be entering a world of pain. HHS pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was facing tough questions about his stance on the polio ...

Senate Republicans are urging President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees to resist taking the bait from Democrats when their ...

Standing beside windows where Trump’s supporters first broke into the building that day, Democratic Senate leader Chuck ...

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has served in the Senate for nearly a decade and is a key member of the Armed Services Committee. Rounds joins The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell to discuss President-elect ...

Republican Mike Johnson has narrowly won reelection to the House speakership on a dramatic first-ballot vote, overcoming hard ...

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on ... John Thune as the Republican majority leader and Sen. Chuck Schumer for the Democratic minority — the House must first elect its ...

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Mike Johnson will retain the speaker's gavel after flipping two Republicans who initially voted against ...