Transition

WASHINGTON — FBI director nominee Kash Patel told a Senate committee Thursday he would not target investigations at people for political reasons but avoided directly answering questions about his previous provocative statements. Patel is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead... Read More

WASHINGTON — On a day loaded with events related to the incoming second Trump administration, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday named Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance. “This is... Read More

WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill was fully abuzz on Friday morning, with work crews continuing to move large security barriers into place and anxious out-of-towners hurrying to congressional members’ offices to secure their inauguration tickets, when word began to circulate that... Read More

WASHINGTON — One of President-elect Donald Trump’s long-time foes on Capitol Hill won’t be on hand to see him take the oath of office for a second time on Monday. A spokesperson confirmed on Thursday that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,... Read More

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would promote all sources of American energy, while also acknowledging the burning of fossil fuels causes climate change. Wright, a fossil fuel executive, has been... Read More

WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth ran headlong into skepticism from Democrats Tuesday as he pledged during a Senate hearing to reorganize the Defense Department by appointing leaders who merit their promotions rather than getting their jobs for political correctness. Hegseth is... Read More

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has moved so fast in picking high-profile Cabinet nominees and filling other key positions that it’s sometimes easy to forget that no one has had a Senate confirmation hearing yet. That ends bright and early... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies on Monday released the official map and guidelines for the upcoming Trump inaugural ceremonies, which will take place on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol a week from today. In... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who they voted for in the 2024 election, their political contributions and whether they have made social media... Read More

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump will hold a rally on Jan. 19, one day ahead of his inauguration, at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., according to multiple sources. Though details remain scant, Trump is expected to speak at... Read More

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump instigated an international and domestic backlash that continued Friday after he posted on social media Christmas Day that he wanted to buy Greenland, take control of the Panama Canal and to make Canada the 51st... Read More

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is saying he will reverse his predecessor's policy that disfavors the death penalty as soon as he is inaugurated next month. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death penalties of 37 murderers convicted in... Read More

WASHINGTON — He may not have gotten the debt ceiling suspension he sought in the federal funding extension Congress passed Friday, but President-elect Donald Trump was nevertheless in an expansive, triumphant mood as he took the stage at Turning Point... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations on Wednesday, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. Their parents, too, she says. Mejia, a 75-year-old retiree, says she's also had her own weight struggles on the scale. That's... Read More

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. started a weeklong campaign Monday to convince congressional leaders he’s the right person to lead U.S. health care policy. He is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, says any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking Senate confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine. “Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, faced fresh scrutiny Monday on Capitol Hill about her proximity to Russian-ally Syria amid the sudden collapse of that country's hardline Assad rule. Gabbard ignored shouted questions about her 2017 visit to war-torn Syria as she ducked into... Read More

WASHINGTON — It has become a common sight in the skies over the District of Columbia in recent days — that blue-and-white (with a splash of yellow) helicopter that seems to spend the day repeatedly crossing slowly back and forth... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said he can't guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won't raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. The president-elect,... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has selected former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to serve as his ambassador to China, leaning on a former business executive turned politician to serve as the administration's envoy to America's most potent... Read More

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump named economic adviser Peter Navarro Wednesday to lead his effort to impose heavy tariffs on imports. Navarro has been a harsh critic of China's trade policies with the United States. He also is a convicted... Read More

WASHINGTON — Federal government attorneys are searching for other opportunities in the private sector in anticipation of widespread layoffs when Donald Trump takes over as president. Legal recruiting firms in Washington, D.C., report a surge in demand from job applicants... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, spent a second day on Capitol Hill, meeting privately with Republican senators amid rising questions about his ability to effectively lead the Pentagon. Hegseth told reporters Tuesday that he was planning... Read More

WASHINGTON — Skepticism continued Monday among some lawmakers about whether President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI is qualified for the job. Even some Republicans are calling Kash Patel a Trump loyalist likely to carry out the president’s bidding... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday reached a required agreement with President Joe Biden’s White House to allow his transition staff to coordinate with the existing federal workforce before taking office on Jan. 20. The congressionally mandated agreement... Read More

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen health economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates, to lead the National Institutes of Health, the nation's leading medical research agency. Trump, in a statement Tuesday evening, said Bhattacharya, a 56-year-old physician... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — The outgoing head of the nation’s top public health agency urged the next administration to maintain its focus and funding to keep Americans safe from emerging health threats. “We need to continue to do our global... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top lawyer on Donald Trump's transition team investigated a longtime adviser to the president-elect over allegations he used his proximity to Trump to score payments from those seeking roles or influence in the new administration. The review conducted... Read More

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Thursday withdrew his name from consideration to be the president-elect’s attorney general, bowing to a lack of support on Capitol Hill and the fallout from sexual misconduct allegations. Gaetz announced his decision... Read More