The Senate on Monday confirmed billionaire hedge fund manager and investor Scott Bessent as President Trump’s Treasury ...

Bessent will be the first openly gay person to serve as Treasury secretary. Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two po ...

A Victorian bushfire is threatening holidaymakers at a national park; Donald Trump vows “near future” tariffs, calls DeepSeek ...

President Donald Trump chose from his most loyal supporters when he created his Cabinet and appointed others to key roles within his administration.

The Secret Service is one of the country’s oldest federal investigative agencies, founded in 1865 to stop counterfeiters. There are approximately 3,200 special agents and an additional 1,300 uniformed ...

Three of President Trump’s cabinet picks faced skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their ...

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of ...

Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, quickly condemned the Trump administration’s offer to roughly 2 million federal ...

President Donald Trump issued a host of executive orders on his first day, aiming to reverse many of former President Joe Biden’s policies and kick-start his own “America First” agenda.

The president's executive order cites diagnoses “that require substantial medication or medical treatment" and could affect many thousands of servicemembers. It likely also would stunt efforts to ...