Politics

Two seasoned Defense Department insiders are in the running to be the Pentagon’s No. 2, and names of other possible nominees are swirling as the Trump transition team looks to…

President-elect Donald Trump is considering a former GOP lieutenant governor of California and a former USDA official from his first term to serve as his next agriculture secretary, according to…

House Republican leaders laid out their biggest legislative priorities for next year in a closed-door Tuesday meeting, including funding the U.S.-Mexico border wall, cutting various Democratic policies and spending programs…

(NewsNation) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, has long been a proponent of natural food choices. One includes raw milk, which…

A hacker gained access to witness testimony related to investigations into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned from Congress last week after President-elect Trump tapped him for attorney general,…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The case in which Donald Trump was convicted on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star should be paused in light of his election victory to allow Trump to seek dismissal,…

(NewsNation) — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is taking some initial steps, including building out its internal staff, a source familiar with the planning shared with NewsNation. Tesla CEO…

The House Ethics Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday. And if members vote on whether to share their investigative findings about attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz, it would only take…

(NewsNation) — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, sparking controversy over Hegseth’s experience and his comments about women in combat. The Defense…

Speaker Mike Johnson said he’s working on a solution to address GOP concerns about transgender women using women’s restrooms on the House side of Capitol Hill, as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride…

A Jan. 6 defendant facing five felony charges could be on trial at the precise moment power changes hand from Joe Biden to Donald Trump — an uncomfortable prospect for…

Here’s what we’re watching in transition world today:  🗓️ What we’re watching The House Ethics Committee is under continued pressure to release its report on attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz.…

Senate Republicans moved to slow down the pace of judicial nomination confirmations in the waning days of Joe Biden’s presidency on Monday evening, forcing the chamber into hours of routine…

(NewsNation) — Congress will hear from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Tuesday, following reports that the agency withheld hurricane recovery aid from supporters of President-elect Donald Trump. The Subcommittee…

(NewsNation) — Bill O’Reilly believes the “woke movement” is “anti-American.” “It’s so predacious to this country,” O’Reilly said on NewsNation’s “On Balance.” “If they don’t like you, they’re gonna punish…