South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s ascension to Homeland Security secretary-in-waiting came as a surprise in some quarters.

The head of the largest organisation of public health professionals in the US says it will "absolutely oppose" RFK Jr's ...

WASHINGTON — In the hours after President-elect Donald Trump announced that vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was his ...

Trump enters his second term as president, facing an unprecedented combination of targeted cyber and physical threats. China ...

For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is ...

The president-elect was bruised by internal squabbles during his initial term in office but appears focused on remaking ...

Paul chose it over leading HELP, a Senate committee on health, education and labor. One of the committee’s first tasks: the ...

The president-elect says the long-standing vaccine sceptic will "make America healthy again", in his first speech since ...

Texas, says he's open to subpoenaing the House Ethics Committee for information on Trump's pick. Others say the confirmation process will bring things to light.

Trump is expected to make Matt Gaetz his attorney general and Marco Rubio his secretary of state, and place Tulsi Gabbard, ...

Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next ...

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...