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Pete Hegseth is seen during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week.

Congress

Top Democrats continue to oppose Hegseth amid new allegations

Through his lawyer, Trump's Defense secretary nominee denied new allegations of abusive behavior

By Mark Satter
Posted January 21, 2025 at 6:00pm

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense secretary, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 14. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Congress

Armed Services panel moves Hegseth nomination forward

By Mark Satter
Posted January 21, 2025 at 6:31am
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda as his wife, Melania Trump, holds a Bible. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP via Getty Images)

White House

Trump inauguration: ‘American carnage’ gets a fresh coat of paint

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 20, 2025 at 5:15pm
President-elect Donald Trump, seen here at the Capitol on Jan. 8 with incoming first lady Melania Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, will be sworn in Monday inside the Capitol Rotunda.

White House

Trump got the last laugh, but the hard part begins after second inaugural address

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 17, 2025 at 4:26pm
President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office of the White House. (Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Oligarchy is taking shape’: Biden issues warnings as he bids nation goodbye

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 15, 2025 at 10:17pm
Pete Hegseth said during his confirmation hearing Tuesday that he was focused on increasing the military’s lethality.

Hegseth sticks to script at his confirmation hearing

By Mark Satter
Posted January 14, 2025 at 4:57pm
President Joe Biden boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in September. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Bad luck and a family matter: How a recent trip embodied Biden’s shaky term

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 13, 2025 at 5:50pm
The Capitol will be busy with confirmation hearings ahead of Inaugration Day.

Cabinet confirmation hearings dominate agenda as immigration bills move along

By Niels Lesniewski
Posted January 13, 2025 at 5:39am
A view of flames on a ridge, as seen Thursday from Topanga Canyon near Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles.

As California fires rage, so does what could be final Trump-Biden battle

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 10, 2025 at 2:13pm
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters Tuesday during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

As House GOP calls for spending cuts, Trump pushes pricey Greenland purchase

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 7, 2025 at 2:56pm