Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.

The Senate on Friday night voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance stepped in to cast the tiebreaking vote. Hegseth’s nomination had been hampered by allegations of misconduct.

"Mr President, why did you invite Adam Schiff on your trip if you called him scum?" an off-camera reporter then asked. The post ‘I Didn’t Invite Him’: Trump Asked About Adam Schiff Traveling With Him to Survey LA Fire Damage first appeared on Mediaite.

Donald Trump scored a big win in Washington and visited North Carolina, California and Nevada on first trip since beginning his second term.

Mark Halperin gave his analysis on the recent Senate hearings for Trump cabinet nominations: MARK HALPERIN: On Capitol Hill, we could spend an hour on each of the six hearings. I've been lobbied all day by different people to emphasize different parts of the hearings,

Republicans in the Senate and the Trump transition should not get too confident. There are plenty of nominees still to go. But so far, the nominees who have performed have done so exceptionally well. The second Trump administration is already off to a much stronger start than the first.

The questioning of Trump nominees Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi has greatly diminished what was once a relatively dignified Senate chamber.

Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino. “American democracy was tested when a mob of insurrectionists attacked the Capitol in an attempt to overturn a fair and free ...

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news show host, says he will be a "change agent" and a "warrior" for the department as Republicans demand new and strong leadership in the Pentagon.

Donald and Melania Trump will stop in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first trip of his second term. Follow along for live updates.

President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.