Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is urging Democrats not to go easy on President-elect Trump's nominees this week and get them on record on key issues.

It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

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.

Trump, who is set to be inaugurated and begin his second term in less than two weeks, has recently been escalating rhetoric concerning his desire to annex foreign territories like Greenland and ...

Impact Link Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that Democrats were open to President-elect Donald Trump's idea of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America."

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., instructed his caucus ... Pete Hegseth's hearing to be Trump's Defense secretary will follow at 9:30 a.m. Some of the other Trump picks who will ...

Senate confirmation hearings for the Trump cabinet continue on Thursday. They will include Doug Burgum for interior secretary, Scott Turner for housing secretary and Lee Zeldin for Environmental Protection Agency administrator at 10 a.m. Eastern, and Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary at 10:30 a.m.

Hegseth told Megyn Kelly on her podcast in December he would forgo all alcohol if he is confirmed as defense secretary. Hegseth's prospects improved once Trump backed him publicly in his first ...

Hegseth told Megyn Kelly on her podcast in December he would forgo all alcohol if he is confirmed as defense secretary. Hegseth's prospects improved once Trump backed him publicly in his first ...

Hegseth told Megyn Kelly on her podcast in December he would forgo all alcohol if he is confirmed as defense secretary. Hegseth's prospects improved once Trump backed him publicly in his first ...

Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary ... Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the post is "arguably the most important position in the entire ...

Trump and Musk, tapped to run a new Department of Government Efficiency, have floated a variety of ideas to reform Pentagon purchasing, such as ditching the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in favor of drones.