White House meeting Donald Trump and GOP leaders aimed to bring Republicans together on spending goals. But some disagreed on what was decided.

Trump and Vance brainstormed with top congressional Republicans on a path to execute the president’s ambitious agenda amid narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress.

But the 45-year-old Brit was still processing his visa when he made his debut on Inauguration Day. He has been charmingly open about his newbie status, writing of the wave of Trump pardons, “It probably shouldn’t take a Brit to tell you that none of this is remotely normal.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives for a meeting with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., in Russell building on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The Senate is voting in a dramatic late-night session on Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary

With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead of a Senate vote to shore up support to become the nation’s defense secretary.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation Friday, prioritizing his vow to create a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon over allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday abortion opponents are “entering a new era” with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the White House. Speaking at the March for Life, Johnson praised the new administration for anti-abortion actions taken in the first week,

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary late Friday in a dramatic tie-breaking vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

Anti-establishment conservatives who opposed Thune for leader are satisfied but cautiously optimistic, as Trump turns up the pressure to confirm his nominees.

President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more.

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary in a dramatic late-night vote. Republicans pushed back questions about Hegseth's qualifications amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.