With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead of a Senate vote to shore up support to become the ...

Donald Trump will huddle with House Republicans at a GOP retreat on Monday. Keep up with live updates from the USA TODAY ...

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom ...

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing ...

Scott Bessent on Monday secured confirmation to lead the Department of the Treasury, putting President Trump’s top economic ...

For most of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s 18-year tenure as the Senate Republican Leader, he was vilified as an “establishment” ...

The president has repeatedly discussed his desire to "retake" the Panama Canal and take possession of Greenland.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune argued that Senate Republicans are actually “ahead of schedule” in the confirmation process ...

Anti-establishment conservatives who opposed Thune for leader are satisfied but cautiously optimistic, as Trump turns up the ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the next secretary of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination ...

Kristi Noem was sworn in as homeland security secretary by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at his home Saturday.