Why is President Donald Trump so committed to having the minimally qualified Pete Hegseth at the head of the Department of Defense? Trump tends to like telegenic people that he’s seen on TV. Check. Trump appears to be attracted to the super-macho war-fighting ethos,

Some of Trump's more controversial picks for Cabinet positions are set to face the Senate for confirmation hearings this week.

The thing about this team of Trump 2.0 enthusiasts? Their almost uncanny toolbox of denial techniques—Hegseth’s “anonymous smears” and Bondi’s “wait, Trump said what now?”—reveals the game here: Treat everything Donald Trump has said about what he plans to do with the Justice Department,

Pete Hegseth’s qualifications to serve as the next secretary of defense are so scant that when Democratic senators called them into question during his confirmation hearing last week, a Republican

The questioning of Trump nominees Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi has greatly diminished what was once a relatively dignified Senate chamber.

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, listens during her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) The best thing about Pam Bondi is that she’s not Matt Gaetz,

President Trump's latest cabinet appointments are drawing attention with the inclusion of individuals with controversial histories, such as Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary, who narrowly secured his position despite allegations against him,

Mark Halperin gave his analysis on the recent Senate hearings for Trump cabinet nominations: MARK HALPERIN: On Capitol Hill, we could spend an hour on each of the six hearings. I've been lobbied all day by different people to emphasize different parts of the hearings,

Pam Bondi, insisted in her Senate confirmation hearing that Donald Trump has been targeted by years of investigations, but Bondi vowed she would not “politicize” or weaponize the Justice Department if confirmed. Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald ...

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.

President Donald Trump is expected Wednesday to sign into law the Laken Riley Act, the first legislation to get his signature since his return to the White House. The bill, named in memory of a nursing student killed by an undocumented immigrant in Georgia,