Senate narrowly confirms Minnesota's Pete Hegseth as defense secretary despite controversial past
Vice President JD Vance was required to cast a tie-breaking vote after three Republicans voted against Hegseth.
Minnesota’s more than 20,000 federal workers fear for their jobs after Trump’s first week
Many in Minnesota’s federal workforce — from border patrol workers up north to agency managers awaiting directives from Washington — are on edge after a flurry of executive actions during President ...
Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...
This is how many marriages and children Pete Hegseth has had: the personal life of the Secretary of Defense
A look at Fox News host, Pete Hegseth, who has been nominated to serve as Secretary of Defense under the second Trump ...
Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees and floats plan to ‘just clean out’ Gaza
Trump said he discussed his vision on a call earlier in the day with King Abdullah II of Jordan and would speak Sunday with ...
How key Republican senators are responding to Trump allies’ primary threats
Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump ...
Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies
The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at federal agencies. The action removes oversight ...
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He’s emboldened, he’s organized and he’s still Trump: Takeaways from the president’s opening days
Donald Trump’s first week in office isn’t over yet, but what the Republican president has done so far offers clues about how ...
Trump leans into his pledge to eliminate taxes on tips at a Las Vegas rally
President Donald Trump came to Las Vegas on Saturday to crow about his campaign promise to eliminate taxes on tips, signaling ...
Loyalty tests and MAGA checks: Inside the Trump White House’s intense screening of job-seekers
Job-seekers hoping to join the new Trump administration are facing a series of intense loyalty tests. And White House ...
‘Here to Say Thank You’: Trump Takes Victory Lap in Las Vegas
The president reiterated a pledge to end taxes on tips, but the message was an afterthought as the president celebrated his ...