Hegseth took the oath Saturday from Vice President Vance less than 12 hours after a dramatic late-night vote installed him as the Pentagon's leader.

The action removes oversight in many parts of his new administration, and some members of Congress are suggesting the dismissals violate federal oversight laws.

The president’s mass firings of inspectors general were indefensible. The reactions from congressional Republicans added ...

Trump had signed an order on his first day in office revoking the Biden administration's 2021 directive that allowed trans ...

An interview with Jennifer Rubin, co-founder of The Contrarian, about Trump's illegal firing of inspectors general, how Trump ...

Trump fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies who are supposed to conduct oversight of his ...

Former U.S. senator from Florida Marco Rubio jumps into new role as secretary of state with flurry of phone calls, planned ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable.

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Donald Trump will huddle with House Republicans at a GOP retreat on Monday. Keep up with live updates from the USA TODAY ...

Gabe Klein spent two years atop the first-of-its-kind office, helping allocate billions of federal EV dollars that President ...

Dazhon Darien is charged with disturbing school operations, retaliating against a witness, stalking and related offenses.