The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.

In the early days of President Donald Trump's second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has openly challenged or rebuked him at ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined with a Danish lawmaker on Monday to push back against President Trump’s continued ...

We shouldn’t expect McConnell to be the next John McCain or Mitt Romney, but his vote Friday against Pete Hegseth previewed ...

Other Republicans who had expressed reservations came home in the end, likely because Hegseth is a true blue MAGA warrior ...

During their first news conference since Trump took office, House Republican leaders were effusive about the new ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on ...

Donald and Melania Trump are stopping in North Carolina, California and Nevada during their first second-term trip. Follow ...

Pete Hegseth was confirmed as defense secretary late Friday by the U.S. Senate after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 ...

Plus: Pete Hegseth clears key U.S. Senate vote on his way to confirmation despite new abuse claims from ex sister-in-law.

President Trump’s accusation that Bank of America’ dropped conservatives as clients serves as a reminder C.E.O.s may face ...

That was my idea,” Norm Coleman said of Pete Hegseth’s fiery Dec. 5 message to the press, which marked a “turning point” in ...