Trump’s nomination of Oklahoma Attorney general Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State – along with rumors that he will choose Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke as Interior Secretary – have buoyed the hopes of many energy industry insiders and Alaskan lawmakers
President-elect Donald Trump and his allies are back to trading barbs with the press on several fronts, hinting at a potential overhaul of the White House briefings while sparring anew with reporters and publications that crossed them.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he plans to nominate former Navy SEAL and Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke for secretary of the Interior.
Anger on Capitol Hill boiled over Wednesday night after the intelligence community’s alleged “intransigence” forced the cancellation of a House Intelligence Committee briefing on claims of Russian interference in the U.S. election.
The Secret Service continues to struggle with low morale -- while NASA keeps its top ranking – according to a survey released Thursday on the 2016 “Best Places to Work” in the federal government.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is convening his final war-planning conference with core members of the anti-Islamic State coalition, dogged by questions about what Donald Trump's arrival in the White House next month will mean for the future of the coalition.
In an unexpected reversal, President Barack Obama declined to sign a renewal of sanctions against Iran but let it become law anyway, in an apparent bid to alleviate Tehran's concerns that the U.S. is backsliding on the nuclear deal.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., slammed the intelligence community Wednesday for forcing the cancelation of a planned House Intelligence Committee briefing on alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election.
American voters express more faith in private businesses than government to improve the economy -- and have mixed views on President-elect Donald Trump’s intervention in a private business to keep jobs in the United States.
Twice as many American voters feel hopeful as feel depressed about the outcome of the election. More feel relieved than scared. Some feel empowered and excited, but plenty feel embarrassed or angry.
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday backed Ronna Romney McDaniel – the head of the Michigan GOP and Mitt Romney’s niece – to lead the Republican National Committee in 2017.
As President-elect Donald Trump moves closer to his January inauguration, many at the United Nations could be excused for being worried given his critical pronouncements on the world body over the years.
Earlier this month, a small group of marijuana legalization activists snuck cannabis past U.S. Capitol Police and into the office of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, the man who could soon enforce national drug laws as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Attorney General.
The leaders of some of the biggest Silicon Valley companies descended on Trump Tower on Wednesday afternoon as the tech industry and President-elect Donald Trump tried to reboot their relationship following a contentious general election fight that often saw the tech sector executives standing in opposition to Trump.
The IRS spent more than $1.4 million on long-term travel for just 27 employees in fiscal 2015, including on high-end car services and luxury apartment and hotel stays, a Senate report has found -- with one lawmaker blasting “woefully insufficient efforts” to reduce expenses at the agency.
