While President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is beginning the process to ...

When the Senate confirmation process works properly, it’s in the best interest of the president — even though presidents are ...

A pressure campaign from allies of Donald Trump toward Senate skeptics of some of his Cabinet picks appears to be starting to ...

Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the nation’s premier law enforcement agency is the author of a list of ...

FBI Director Chris Wray will step down from his post early next year, he said on Wednesday, after Republican President-elect ...

It was a busy day on Capitol Hill as Congress races to wrap up major, must-pass legislation and President-elect Trump’s ...

It may not be Trump’s intention, but as the Trump Cabinet takes shape, Putin is no doubt smiling, Putin’s propagandists are ...

The Cabinet confirmation drama around Donald Trump’s most provocative picks isn’t only about Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, Tulsi ...

Senior Republicans have signaled they may use a third-party agency to conduct background checks on Donald Trump's Cabinet ...

After weeks of delay, Donald Trump has finally agreed to let the FBI vet his Cabinet nominees. But as president, Trump can give anyone a security clearance, regardless of what the FBI turns up.

Some people in Trump’s corner are suggesting allowing private investigators to vet high-level nominees instead of the FBI ...

Two former Senate counsels agreed in a New York Times op-ed published Friday that President-elect Trump’s nominations for his ...