The Senate has confirmed five members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet since he assumed office on Jan. 20, with five more ready for floor action in the coming days. The pace is faster than in 2017, the first time Trump had Republican control of Washington. By this point in his first term, only two were confirmed.

Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators Thursday.

Democrats harshly criticized President Donald Trump for a news conference Thursday in which he said that his predecessors and diversity were to blame for Wednesday night’s fatal collision of an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport.

More of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the coming days after the Republican-controlled chamber began approving them last week. Hearings for other nominees are scheduled for this week as well,

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is opposing the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be President Donald Trump's Defense secretary.

President Trump’s nominees for key positions have a history of pushing back against the work of the departments and agencies they’ve been chosen to lead.

Former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and former Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette say they are starting the Restoring Energy Dominance (RED) Coalition to carry out President Donald Trump’s energy orders. The president has sought to ramp up oil and gas production, de-emphasize wind energy and halt former President Joe Biden’s climate spending.

Shortly before leaving office, President Joe Biden preemptively pardoned several people he said could be unfairly prosecuted during the Trump administration.

Joe Biden cast his last-minute pardons of family members merely as an effort to shield them from the retribution of Donald Trump. In reality, his brother, serial entrepreneur Jim Biden ...

Donald Trump will become the oldest person ever sworn in as president at age 78 and will be older than President Joe Biden when his second term ends.

Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared for skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday

More of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the coming days after the Republican-controlled chamber began approving them last week. Hearings for other nominees are scheduled for this week as well,