The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee has requested information from several government agencies and departments ...

Mr Patel is especially keen on pursuing leakers and their friends in the media. “When you have an underlying illegality ...

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell voted against confirming Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has filled key posts in his upcoming administration, leaning on allies and strong loyalists ...

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a ...

More Trump nominees with potentially rocky paths to confirmation face hearings in the Senate this week, including Tulsi ...

Later, speaking from the Senate floor, Durbin expressed “grave concerns” about Patel’s fitness to lead the F.B.I., calling him a “staunch political loyalist who has repeatedly peddled false conspiracy ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.