The legislation would authorize slightly more than $19 billion for the creation of a new missile defense shield in fiscal 2026.

The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.

Pete Hegseth has spent much of his first weeks in office focused on culture wars while saying little about America’s ...

President Donald Trump said that his plan to take over the Gaza strip is 'going to work out' alongside King Abdullah of ...

Trump's plan to dismantle USAID echoes a proposal from Clinton-era Secretary of State Warren Christopher. The move, supported by Marco Rubio, aims to streamline foreign aid under State Department ...

The legislation authorised buyouts of up to $25,000 for selected groups of employees in the executive and judicial branches except employees of the Department of Defense, Central Intelligence Agency ...

Kennedy reinforced at his confirmation hearings last week that he is uniquely dangerous: a prodigious disinformation superspreader who makes money off attacking vaccines. He has petitioned to get the ...

Human rights groups have accused U.S. authorities of using Guantánamo Bay for decades to detain migrants fleeing Haiti, Cuba ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Mark Milley and has ordered the Pentagon's ...

WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the third of President Donald Trump's nominees to be confirmed. Noem earned the ...

The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense ... to approve the National Defense Authorization Act, which included a provision from a bill filed by Sen.

WASHINGTON — 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 ...