WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth’s nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation Friday, prioritizing his vow to create a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon over allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) From left, Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency nominee; Kash Patel, FBI director nominee; Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense nominee ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from Democrats ...

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A Senate panel voted along party lines to approve Pete Hegseth's nomination to be the next defense secretary, moving his nomination along to a full Senate vote.

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.

President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. Trump is discussing his economic agenda in a virtual discussion with those gathered at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill ...

So far, three people have been confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet: former Sen. Marco Rubio as the secretary of state, John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense.

Still, the chaotic 48 hours suggested that some in the Trump administration had overestimated their ability to impose ideological purity tests on federal funding. The order interrupted the Medicaid system, which provides health care to millions of low-income Americans, and left thousands of people in limbo.

Ryan English, 24, was carrying makeshift explosives and knives near the U.S. Capitol building on Monday, police charge in court papers.