Removing security clearances is petty and personal. But it is the president’s decision to make, and in a week of wacky and unexpected executive orders, it is one of the easier to defend.

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as director of national intelligence during President Donald Trump's ...

Dan Caldwell, a former colleague of Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, has publicly criticized the close U.S.-Israel ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced television commentator, author, and retired National Guard officer Pete Hegseth as his nominee for secretary of defense on November 12, 2024. This ...

Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that ...

Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that ...

By The Associated Press Donald Trump began his first day as the 47th president of the United States with a dizzying display ...

Under Trump, it will be legal to bribe politicians again, the revolving door of Washington will continue to swing, and calls ...

Duffey, Trump said in a December social media post, is the nominee to run the Pentagon’s office for acquisition and ...

Some of the orders revive priorities from his first administration that his predecessor had rolled back, including forcing ...

As of January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) had signed 26 executive orders, four proclamations, and 11 memoranda in his second presidential term, which began on January 20, 2025. Each type of ...

President Donald Trump plans to pardon people convicted for participation in the January 6 Capitol riot, which may include ...