Donald Trump is publicly sticking by Pete Hegseth as his choice for defense secretary even as the president-elect's allies tell USA Today there are doubts he can survive the Senate confirmation ...

While some GOP senators have indicated they are all-in for Trump’s picks, others have withheld support, for now, especially on some of his more controversial nominees.

A pastor who serves at a Tennessee church recently said “Christ was glorified” in the beheading of a satanic statue in the Iowa state Capitol.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has repeatedly criticized policies allowing gay people to serve openly in the US military, calling them part of a “Marxist” agenda to prioritize social justice over combat readiness.

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, will free a woman from a nondisclosure agreement related to the 2017 sexual misconduct allegations, or so says Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Amid this wrangling, the right-wing populist House Freedom Caucus, of which Greene is a member, expressed its dissatisfaction with the proposed bill, touting instead Representative Chip Roy’s proposed DOGE Act, which would slash federal spending—though not, of course, the Pentagon budget.

Minnesota’s last Republican senator has been shepherding Hegseth, Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, through Capitol Hill.

Donald Trump made a dig at former president Barack Obama as he went on a Christmas Day Truth Social posting spree. The president-elect toned down his festive message this year, simply posting, “MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!

At worst, he hired the veteran knowing his violent history, and that fits an existing pattern for Hegseth and the administration he wants to join. If confirmed, he’ll join an administration marked by its embrace of violent deeds targeting minorities and liberals.

The choice of Stephen Feinberg of Cerberus Capital Management comes as Pete Hegseth continues to face questions in the confirmation process for the top Pentagon post.

People were quick to confirm that they have, indeed, celebrated Christmas during the period when Trump was not president

Prominent Democratic National Committee ( DNC) fundraiser Lindy Li has announced her departure from the Democratic Party, citing a toxic internal culture and backlash over her critiques of Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden.