Five days after assuming the White House, President Donald Trump is racking up a number of wins and losses after issuing a ...

The Senate has advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary. Thursday's vote pushed ...

Even the president isn’t sure if his defense-secretary pick can squeak through what is expected to be an extremely close ...

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican, predicted that Pete Hegseth will be confirmed as Defense secretary Friday ...

Hegseth told a senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of sexual assault, and his second wife is bound by ...

While President Donald Trump starts his second term many of his cabinet nominees are still awaiting confirmation in the ...

The president-elect's plan, which he proposed during a Tuesday press conference, was met with immediate backlash from Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Schumer ...

Lisa Hagen is a reporter at NPR covering the mainstreaming of extreme or unconventional beliefs. She's interested in how people form and maintain deeply held worldviews, and decide who to trust.