“This American carnage stops right here and stops right now,” Trump said in his speech. He has repeated those themes ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), in a Senate floor speech Friday, criticized the House Freedom Caucus proposal ...

WASHINGTON — New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand celebrated the success of her yearlong campaign as President Joe Biden declared ...

Hegseth admitted there were some big gaps in his knowledge but promised to assemble a highly competent team to achieve the ...

For Hegseth, a meritocracy is one in which he merits the spoils. One in which his past failures are forgiven. In which his mistakes are redeemed. In which a résumé unlike previous secretaries of ...

Live updates on the Trump transition ahead of next week's inauguration. Follow the latest as Senate confirmation hearing continue for the incoming administration.

Good morning! Mastercard will settle a pay discrimination suit for $26 million, the Fortune 500 loses a female CEO, and ...

Pete Hegseth pitched himself as a "change agent" to lead the Defense Department while Democrats excoriated him as unfit ...

President-elect Donald Trump's choice as the Secretary for the Department of Defense stoically faced his first salvo of ...

Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary is heading into a potentially explosive Senate confirmation hearing.