As late-night hosts are discovering on this, the first day back after the first weekend of the second Trump administration, ...

In brief remarks, he outlined what he said were his guiding principles: “Restore the warrior ethos in everything that we do, ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the next secretary of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination ...

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news show host, says he will be a "change agent" and a "warrior" for the department as Republicans demand new and strong leadership in the Pentagon.

In a late night vote on Capitol Hill Friday, the Senate confirmed controversial nominee Pete Hegseth as the Secretary of ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) hit back at her fellow Armed Services Committee colleague, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), after Ernst backed down from her opposition to Pentagon chief nominee Pete Hegseth, ...

It's been a dozen years since the Stonewall Democrats, a once-prominent LGBTQ+ rights group, went defunct. But now, on the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration, a new coalition of state-level advocacy ...

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Donald Trump went on a Truth Social rant the other night, mocking Seth Meyers while admitting that he doesn’t know how to ...

In his showing Wednesday, Meyers moved the show on by divulging his incredulity at Hegseth’s “weird views” such as his stance ...

Seth Meyers jokes that Pete Hegseth's repeated use of one particular phrase proves he was definitely sober during his confirmation hearing ...

The news is filled with coverage of Donald Trump‘s cabinet appointees being asked if they intend to back up the president-elect’s threats to prosecute individuals who have either spoken out against ...