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Republicans pushed forward with Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense on Wednesday even after a damaging report ...

Hegseth denies the allegations outlined in the affidavit, which says he was abusive to his second wife to the point where she ...

On Monday, President Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States of America.

Trump began his second term with a series of executive actions. The 47th US president ordered a crackdown on immigration and withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health ...

The president’s carefully chosen appointments represent his vision and priorities for his return to the White House ...

Senate Democrats on Tuesday evening blocked the swift confirmation of John Ratcliffe, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee ...

Trump's defence secretary nominee has denied claims of spousal abuse, made by his former-sister in law in an affidavit.

Pete Hegseth seems destined to become America's 29th secretary of defense. Despite the hyperbole and exaggerations of Hegseth ...

Although some on the left have minimized the potential for mayhem in a second Trump administration, I’m not sanguine at all.

WASHINGTON — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was abusive to his ...