Iowa senator Joni Ernst, a veteran Republican and herself a victim of sexual assault, has been less than enthusiastic about his nomination, however. If today’s hearings indicate she still has doubts - despite intense pressure from Trump's team to fall in line behind Hegseth - it could indicate that his path to confirmation still has some obstacles.

The report calls Trump's claims that the special counsel was influenced by Biden for political reasons "laughable."

Read special counsel Jack Smith’s findings in full - Trump ‘inspired his supporters to commit acts of physical violence’ on 6 January using false claims he knew to be untrue, report says

Following his win over Kamala Harris, Donald Trump has been assembling the administration for his second term in the White House.

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be held indoors Monday at the Capitol due to dangerously cold temperatures. Follow for live updates on the final days of the presidential transition.

With Donald Trump stepping back into office, advocates are warning that access to important environmental and public health datasets could be at risk. Information about climate change vanished from federal websites under Donald Trump,

Lee Greenwood will perform “God Bless the U.S.A.” at President-elect Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again Rally in downtown Washington on Sunday as well as the swearing-in ceremony Monday.

President-elect Donald Trump is returning to Washington triumphant: His legal cases are behind him, corporate executives are flocking to Mar-a-Lago to meet with him, his inaugural committee has raised record sums of money for Monday’s ceremony and the Republican Party is now fully in his control.

When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a 16-minute declaration against the country and vow, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.

18. Dan McKee wasn’t the only governor giving a big annual address this week — here’s what Maura Healey had to say in her State of the Commonwealth speech. (And a Wrentham lawmaker, state Rep. Marcus Vaughn, gave the Republican response .)

Unpack Donald Trump’s unprecedented return to the presidency, his promise of unity and the political and historical context shaping this pivotal moment.