From hiring undocumented nannies to heavy drinking, sins that sank past Cabinet nominees seem quaint in the new era of low ...

Democrats will have to cohere around a unified strategy if they want to have any chance at blocking Trump’s worst picks.

For the last 50 years, almost every nominee to lead the Pentagon has been a consensus pick who drew lopsided margins of ...

Tobin Harshaw is a Bloomberg Opinion senior editor and columnist on national security and military affairs. Previously, he ...

But you did accept it, and so I write to you today not as a critic, but as a fellow American. I know—as you do—that your ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

Last week, writing about Pete Hegseth’s hearing to be confirmed as secretary of defense, New York Times columnist David Brooks condemned the Senate committee’s Democrats for obsessing over the nominee ...

Donald Trump will become the oldest person ever sworn in as president at age 78 and will be older than President Joe Biden ...

The Senate on Friday confirmed Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary, a triumphant moment for the former Fox News host who overcame allegations of sexual misconduct, alcohol abuse and inexperience to ...

The former Fox News host faced allegations about sexual assault and excessive drinking, which he called smears.

Tuesday marks Donald Trump's first full day in office. Keep up with the USA TODAY Network's live coverage on his top priorities for Americans.

Nine children of presidents have gotten married at the White House: Maria Hester Monroe, John Adams II, Elizabeth Tyler, ...