President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz, who has thundered at one prosecutor ...

President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most ...

When Donald Trump told Elon Musk one of his first acts as president would be to “close the Department of Education, move ...

The Republican president-elect’s victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic control of ...

Trump is challenging congressional Republicans to defy him as he says he will nominate controversial figures to his Cabinet.

Should mayors and city administrators be concerned when it comes to federal support for issues like climate change, ...

Israel’s far right and future ambassador Mike Huckabee’s fellow evangelicals are eager to annex the settlements to Israel.

Plus, Republicans prepare to scrutinize Matt Gaetz's attorney general nomination, and Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as ...

A Chinese official expressed willingness to cooperate with the United States in space exploration, interest that appears unlikely to be reciprocated.

Texas, says he's open to subpoenaing the House Ethics Committee for information on Trump's pick. Others say the confirmation process will bring things to light.