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Fox News host Pete Hegseth is Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, the president-elect announced.

Donald Trump has announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate and ally of Trump, will lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency."

Vice President Kamala Harris received a grand welcome to the White House on Tuesday afternoon - cheered on by hundreds of administration staff as her SUV pulled up to the West Wing.

President-elect Donald Trump announced that John Ratcliffe, his former director of national intelligence, is his pick to lead the CIA.

Trump's expected choice of Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Waltz indicates China is going to be at the center of U.S. foreign policy, deepening U.S.-China tensions.

Former President Donald Trump has tapped South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be his Homeland Security secretary.

Trump's unlikely to endorse, sources say, because he doubts Rick Scott can win.

Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who will be the new party leader in the chamber.

President-elect Donald Trump is rolling out names for top jobs in his administration.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel.