He stressed he would follow the law, even as he emphasized Trump’s desire to overturn the 1974 Impoundment Control Act that requires congressional approval to rescind spending.

Senators on both sides of the aisle took issue Wednesday with Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, noting that Russell Vought’s evasive and bureaucratic nonanswers as to whether he’d obey the law while serving the country were alarming.

Russell Vought, nominated by Donald Trump to oversee the federal budget, defended Trump's spending cuts at a Senate hearing. Vought, questioned by Democrats on the legality of spending refusals, emphasized Trump's priorities.

Conn., accused attorney general nominee Pam Bondi of dodging earlier questioning on the legitimacy of the 2020 election while questioning her independence from President-elect Trump.

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.

Conn., questions Pam Bondi as she is considered for the role of attorney general.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Office of Management and Budget appeared on a glide path to confirmation following a Wednesday hearing, despite Democrats raising concerns over his policy beliefs and actions in the exact same job during the first administration.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security Friday that she will be vigilant, proactive and innovative.

Trump departs Palm Beach for D.C. as inauguration ceremony moved inside by freezing weather: Live - President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘

In May 2021, just six months after the rollout of the Covid vaccine, Robert F. Kennedy Junior tried to stop all coronavirus vaccinations in the U.S., the New York Times reports. Sen. Ed Markey joins to discuss that and more.

The Chinese app Xiaohongshu, referred to as RedNote by TikTok creators, became the top downloaded app in the U.S. this week.

Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken was confronted by two journalists as he delivered his final news conference Thursday. The Grayzone’s editor Max Blumenthal disrupted Blinken just minutes into his address to reporters.