Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde urged Donald Trump during her inaugural prayer to show mercy to LGBTQ people and immigrants.

“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest,” a spokesperson for the agency ...

In a combative hearing, no Republicans came out against Pete Hegseth as he made his case to overhaul the Pentagon.

The Senate Armed Services Committee has concluded its hearing Tuesday reviewing President-elect Donald Trump's defense ...

The Defense Department pick backtracked on past positions and gave a broad denial of the sexual assault allegations against him.

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are beginning their nomination process this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense ...

Trump's pick for defense secretary has Senate hearing on Tuesday Hegseth ... police after being pulled from an illegal gold mine last week where at least 78 miners died, the police said on Monday ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth ... is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do ...

FILE - Pete Hegseth ... for Democrats to question Hegseth on the specifics of how he would manage the huge department — and how he would represent the United States in diplomatic situations ...

You are asking us to lower the standards to make you the secretary of defence simply because you are buddies with our president-elect?” ...

Pete Hegseth ... said after the exchange that Mr. Hegseth has “supervised far more people than the average United States senator.” The next questioner, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma ...

“Let me just say this, the Capitol ... Pete Hegseth is going to kill them with kindness,” Miller said on CNN, previewing ...