President-elect Trump announced new picks for roles at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday. The president-elect said in posts on Truth Social that his pick for OMB general counsel is Mark Paoletta, and his choice for assistant attorney general of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is Harmeet Dhillon. Paoletta...

Presented by Children's Hospital Association — TK {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Trump talks health care on 'Meet the Press' President-elect Trump had his first sit-down broadcast interview since he was reelected last month. © AP Photo/Evan Vucci During the interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday night, President-elect...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Under pressure: Trump world presses senators on Hegseth The incoming Trump administration is stepping up its full court press on senators to approve Pete Hegseth's nomination to be Defense secretary. © Greg Nash for The Hill...

Pete Hegseth praised women in the military as “great warriors" after critics took issue with comments he made about women not being fit to serve in combat roles.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, joined Fox News' Sean Hannity Monday evening as he rallies Senate support for his confirmation process.