Donald Trump will stop in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first trip of his second term. Follow along for live updates.

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director, approving the second high-level appointment for the new Trump administration.

The move follows President Donald Trump's executive order titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," which states that "it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female."

John Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump's first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA.

The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA Director on January 23, making him President Trump’s second nominee to win Senate approval. Ratcliffe, a former federal prosecutor and Director of National Intelligence,

Vice President JD Vance has sworn in John Ratcliffe as the nation's CIA director, shortly after the Senate confirmed Ratcliffe on a vote of 74-25.

Governors and state legislatures may have to bolster their natural disaster response and recovery efforts in the coming years as President Donald Trump looks for ways to shift the federal government’s role onto states.

President Donald Trump’s rapid reshaping of the federal government continues with executive orders and action from his acting agency

President Donald Trump is carrying out his immigration crackdown nationwide, with over 1,000 arrests reported by ICE on Monday.The actions prompted

Of the 118,000 FEMA applications made following the L.A. wildfires made by Jan. 27, less than 20% have received approval for Individual Assistance, according to the agency.

U.S. Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards will serve on the "Council to Assess the Federal Management Agency," which was established via executive order on Jan. 24.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune argued that Senate Republicans are actually “ahead of schedule” in the confirmation process of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, citing how long it took to confirm Trump’s first Cabinet in 2017.