President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, justified the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and spread baseless conspiracy theories claiming the initial break-in was a false flag operation carried out by leftist groups disguised as Trump supporters.

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, will free a woman from a nondisclosure agreement related to the 2017 sexual misconduct allegations, or so says Sen. Lindsey Graham.

A pastor who serves at a Tennessee church recently said “Christ was glorified” in the beheading of a satanic statue in the Iowa state Capitol.

While most Senate Republicans have scrambled to display as much loyalty to Trump as possible, a handful have made clear that they are willing to defend the body’s “advise and consent” role. Among the Senators to watch are moderate Republicans Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and incoming freshman U.S. Sen. John Curtis of Utah.

The piecemeal progress of extremism-prevention efforts during the past four years is more than can be expected out of the Pentagon in 2025, experts said.

There are roughly 1,200 positions in the federal government that require Senate confirmation. The first cabinet official was confirmed in 1789 when the Senate unanimously approved President George Washington’s nomination of Alexander Hamilton to be treasury secretary.

People were quick to confirm that they have, indeed, celebrated Christmas during the period when Trump was not president

Prominent Democratic National Committee ( DNC) fundraiser Lindy Li has announced her departure from the Democratic Party, citing a toxic internal culture and backlash over her critiques of Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden.

Stephen Feinberg, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Cerberus Capital Management, would be the next deputy secretary of defense.

President-elect Donald Trump released a slate of picks for the DOD that will likely coast through the confirmation proceedings

In a wide-ranging interview, Colorado Congressman-elect Jeff Crank (R-CD5) discusses his committee assignments, Space Command, and the economy ahead of his first term.

The choice of Stephen Feinberg of Cerberus Capital Management comes as Pete Hegseth continues to face questions in the confirmation process for the top Pentagon post.