Notably, Gabbard questioned the US intelligence community’s assessments that Assad was behind a deadly chlorine gas attack the same year she met with the Syrian strongman, to which Trump said at the time: “There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons.”

‘I know what I don’t know,’ SecDef pick says at confirmation hearing. Pete Hegseth conceded that he lacks the experience of previous defense secretaries but said what he has is enough.

Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a more measured tone on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Another potentially tense hearing is expected as Kristi Noem, Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, appears before Friday’s Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Meanwhile, hearings are not yet scheduled for other Trump picks, including some of the most contentious:

Some are expected to have smooth confirmation paths, like Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, while others, like defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, face headwinds.

Senate Democrats want to slow the roll on Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump ... particularly Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for secretary of State. Others face challenges. Robert F.

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida,

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were sworn into office today amid heightened security measures in Washington, D.C.

The president’s carefully chosen appointments represent his vision and priorities for his return to the White House

The most influential conservative Latino voices gathered in Washington, D.C., for the first-ever Republican-centric Hispanic Inaugural Ball.

Trump also announced he tapped Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida as his nominee for secretary of state and Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic member of Congress and presidential candidate, to serve as ...