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Senate hearings are set to begin for Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet. Many have been meeting with senators individually.

After the initial crush of personnel announcements for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, the ...

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's choice to head up the Pentagon, faced a Senate confirmation grilling with the Armed ...

Hegseth's former experience in the Army National Guard is widely viewed as an asset for the job, but he also brings a jarring ...

Republicans can’t lose more than three votes if all Democrats are opposed.

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Miss., chair of the Armed Services Committee, has signaled Hegseth is likely to be confirmed as defense secretary.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vice President-elect JD Vance is resigning from his seat in the U.S. Senate, effective Friday. Vance made ...