Two Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, broke ranks and voted against nominating Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth, nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to settle a sexual assault accusation from 2017. He maintains his innocence. Concerns are raised over past allegations including excessive ...

Pete Hegseth paid $50,000 to sexual assault accuser, faces allegations of excessive drinking and abuse, Senate nomination advanced.

Trump says the blame for Los Angeles’ struggles to tame some of the deadly fires lies with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The judge, an appointee of Republican former President Ronald Reagan, dealt the first legal setback to the hardline policies on immigration that are a centerpiece of Trump's second term as president.

Gov. Maura Healey slipped a series of tax increases into her fiscal year 2026 budget like applying the sales tax to candy, slapping the tobacco tax on synthetic nicotine produces, imposing an ...

Senate Republicans say Democrats are risking American national security by delaying votes for Trump's Cabinet.

It remained unclear whether federal authorities had done anything different during the first few days of Trump’s term.

A co-op of ethnic German Hutterite farmers, who arrived in the 19th century, own the Dakota Provisions plant. But migrants from Venezuela, Thailand and other countries, earning around $14 per hour, ...

Donald Trump's executive order directs the director of national intelligence and the attorney general, once confirmed, to ...

The $50,000 payment was made years after the woman told police that Hegseth sexually assaulted her in a California hotel room in 2017.

Trump’s nominee for CIA Director breezes through US Senate, while the president’s controversial Defense pick passes procedural vote, but not without Republican objection.