Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had better hope the Pentagon mess installs a mimosa bar in his new office or the mornings are going to be very hard to handle. He, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

Senate committees swiftly approved Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary, John Ratcliffe to head the Central Intelligence Agency, Marco Rubio to lead the State Department and others after President Trump was sworn in for a second term.

The Senate voted to confirm Trump’s choice for secretary of State, and key committees advanced his nominations for defense secretary and CIA director.

Senators began Monday evening by unanimously confirming Marco Rubio to be secretary of State. Also Monday, Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe and Homeland Security secretary nominee Kristi Noem all advanced out of ...

On Monday, President Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States of America.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President ...

President Donald Trump continues to advance his agenda with executive actions ahead of a deadline to impose tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico this weekend. Follow for live updates.

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

Several of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to transform the government.

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of who’s been confirmed.