They may be the most important government officials you can’t name. Their decisions have the potential to alter election results. Scholars have referred to them as the “guardians of the democratic ...

After weeks of controversy amid accusations of sharing sensitive information about military operations in unsecured chats with unauthorized recipients, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly ...

On “State of the Union,” Kasie Hunt asks Secretary Mullin if he will rule out sending ICE agents to the polls in the midterms ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pete Buttigieg has been a particularly consequential secretary of the Department of Transportation. During his tenure, the agency ...

Established as a distinct entity in 1913, it has evolved into a sprawling organization with 13 bureaus spanning a wide variety of critical areas that include weather forecasting, conducting the census ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge announced Monday that she would resign her post, effective March 22, saying she was leaving “with mixed emotions.” A former mayor ...

Senate confirmation hearings are slated to begin on Jan. 14, 2025, for Pete Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has chosen to serve as the next secretary of defense. It’s a massive job, broadly ...

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su can continue serving as the interim head of the department indefinitely, even as her Senate confirmation remains in limbo, according to a report the Government ...

The moment will forever be seared in my memory. It was December 1, 2022, at President and Dr. Biden’s France state dinner. That evening was the first time the administration felt a dinner was safe to ...