Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law submitted an affidavit to the Senate Armed Services Committee saying she believes he "has an alcohol abuse problem and was abusive to his ex-wife Samantha."

The Pentagon inducted 32 new Trump administration appointees for key defense positions, including many aides formerly working for national security committees on Capitol Hill or veterans of the previous Trump administration.

Newly pardoned Jan. 6 defendants and supporters gathered Tuesday outside the D.C. jail to celebrate the clemency granted by President Trump and to demand the speedy release of the remaining Jan. 6 prisoners.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) put the procedural wheels in motion to confirm embattled secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth by the end of the week. Senate Republicans are moving ahead quickly on Hegseth’s nomination despite an affidavit from his former sister-in-law obtained by Senate Democrats that accuses him of having an alcohol problem and...

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House Democrats have named their members to sit on the governmental efficiency and waste subcommittee aligned with the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), a sign that they’re willing to work across the aisle with the new administration. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) announced the news that she would be leading Democrats on the House Oversight and...

President Trump on Tuesday explained why he revoked former national security adviser John Bolton’s security clearance. “I think there was enough time. We take a job, you take a job, you want to do a job, we’re not going to have security on people for the rest of their lives. Why should we?” Trump said...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said he had a “great meeting" with Kevin O’Leary on Tuesday at the White House. “It’s a new era of AMERICAN business growth with President Trump back in the White House! Great meeting with @kevinolearytv this morning,” Scalise wrote on the social platform X, with a picture of the...

President Trump issued a broad slew of energy policies and efforts to roll back environmental protections on his first day in office. The moves excited supporters and the fossil fuel industry. American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers, for example, said in a written statement that Trump’s moves “chart a new path where...

President Trump said Tuesday he had signed a full pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the scandalous online marketplace Silk Road, fulfilling a campaign promise Trump had made to Libertarian voters. Trump posted on Truth Social that he had called Ulbricht's mother to inform her of the pardon. "The scum that worked to convict...