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Donald Trump has his eye on yet another unqualified lightweight to lead a key agency, as the president-elect reportedly is ...

To allow Trump to make the appointments, Republican senators would have to pass a motion of adjournment with a simple ...

The bombastic X owner, backed by an army of online followers, has emerged as the right-wing tycoon with the president-elect’s ...

Trump's use of recess appointments would bypass the Senate confirmation process for some of the most powerful positions in ...

President-elect Donald Trump is going for it with his Cabinet picks. These are picks that align with his worldview and ...

The soon-to-be minority party needs to make sure everyone in their caucus is on the same page about how to move forward with ...

Voting for Donald Trump does not make me racist, sexist, misogynistic, homophobic or any other “-ist” and “-ic” I’ve been ...

Trump announced several controversial cabinet nominees, including Democrat-turned-Republican Tulsi Gabbard for director of ...

The president-elect is testing the loyalty of Republican in Congress, leaving even his close allies nervous about the ...

Donald Trump will begin his second term as president the same way he began his first—with Republicans controlling both the ...

Even with unified GOP control of government, Trump's agenda and some of his more controversial nominees may run into some ...