Mitch McConnell’s Unburdened Era has begun ... (The other, of course, was Mike Pence to get Betsy DeVos across the line as Education Secretary.) A single Republican Senator voting against ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in and put Hegseth over the top.

As Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in for his second term, a bevy of political leaders, tech CEOs, celebrities and others are in attendance in the U.S. Capitol.

Veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth will be the next secretary of defense after the Senate confirmed him by the narrowest of margins.

Former Vice President Mike Pence was seen in the Rotunda ... former Republican leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, former U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen.

Caroline Kennedy urged senators to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as health secretary, questioning his ethics and views on vaccines.

A son of a Democratic political dynasty, Kennedy is seeking to become the nation's top health official under President Donald Trump.

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, however, “didn’t provide members with a top-line number for the overall package, and many members complained they didn’t get a better picture of the path forward.”

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell through several personal shots at President Donald Trump’s scandal-plagued secretary of defense Pete Hegseth just as he was barely confirmed for the job on Friday. McConnell,

The Senate narrowly voted to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense, in a major win for President Donald Trump and his new administration.

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.