Since launching in 2021, America First Policy Institute has been known colloquially around Washington, D.C., as Donald Trump's "Cabinet in waiting."

John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA, told members of the Senate that loyalty to Trump would not conflict with duties to follow intelligence leads.

Republicans have a three-seat majority in the Senate, and nominees only need to reach a simple majority to be confirmed.

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has sidelined about 160 National Security Council staffers, telling them to work from home while the administration reviews staffing and tries to align it with Trump’s agenda.

Speaker Mike Johnson said the panel would counter “false narratives” about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot and what led up to it, a sign that the G.O.P. would continue to try shift blame for the attack.

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Speaker Mike Johnson has made the House Intelligence Committee far friendlier to the MAGA movement, and the adverse consequences are likely to linger.

Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent, Lee Zeldin, the president-elect's choice to run the Environmental Protection Agency, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum who'll run the Interior Department took questions on Capitol Hill as they look to secure their spots in the incoming administration.

Six of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees were on Capitol Hill Wednesday for their confirmation hearings. Senators heard from Trump's pick for secretary of state, Marco Rubio, attorney general,

The Oval Office speech will round out a busy day in Washington where some of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees continue to clash with Democrats during confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill ... be his director of the CIA. Follow along for live ...