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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is The Verge ’s smart home reviewer, and she’s mind-bogglingly impressive in the number of devices ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start dismant l ing the Education Department.

Trump's executive order to dismantle the Education Department faces legal challenges while his administration clashes with ...

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers thinks there’s an almost 50% that the U.S. will enter into a recession this year. He believes this is because of changes made by the Trump ...

Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary, one of the final members of President Trump's Cabinet to win the upper chamber's approval. Her nomination passed the Senate in a 67 to 32 vote, with 17 ...

The Senate voted Monday to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer as U.S. labor secretary, a Cabinet position that puts her in charge of enforcing federally mandated worker rights and protections at a time ...

The newest U.S. energy secretary, Chris Wright ... Before joining the paper’s business desk in May 2020, she worked as a City Hall reporter in Massachusetts, where she won regional awards ...

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Saudi Arabia over March 10-12 for talks with Ukrainian counterparts, a statement from the U.S. Department of State said.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said that President Trump intended to sign an executive order aimed at closing her department. The agency cannot be closed without approval from Congress.

Defending deep cuts at his agency, VA Secretary Doug Collins said, “The federal government does not exist to employ people.” He’s badly missing the point. By Steve Benen As recently as last ...

Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official Troy Edgar will become the agency’s Deputy Secretary after the Senate confirmed his nomination in a mostly partisan vote. Senators voted 53-43 on ...