Trump Administration

The state’s land commissioner bought a 1,402-acre plot on the Rio Grande and has offered it to the incoming Trump administration for immigrant detention centers.

Trump’s choice of Hegseth is now in jeopardy because of allegations of drinking and reports about his treatment of women.

As many as six GOP senators are not currently comfortable supporting Hegseth, following allegations concerning drinking and his treatment of women, sources told NBC News.

Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Drug Enforcement Administration says he’s withdrawing his name from consideration.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, drank in ways that concerned his colleagues at Fox News, according to 10 current and former Fox employees who spoke with NBC News.

Here are five things to know about former federal prosecutor Kash Patel.

Some Republican senators are brushing aside sexual assault and other allegations against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary.

The Senate voted Monday to approve the promotion of a general who oversaw troops during the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul, Afghanistan, after it had been blocked by a Republican senator.

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., on Sunday expressed support for FBI Director Christopher Wray, just one day after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Kash Patel to lead the agency as Wray’s replacement.

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, the roughly 535,000 DACA recipients are bracing yet again for a whirlwind of uncertainty.

Boulos has previously sought office in Lebanon and has long-standing ties to political figures in the country. Other Trump picks for key national security positions are staunch supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a Trump ally.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would pick Kashyap “Kash” Patel, a 44-year-old loyalist with little significant experience in federal law enforcement, to serve as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The meeting is the latest indication that Republicans in Congress are taking Musk and Ramaswamy seriously.

The recipients of the threats included Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, and former Rep. Lee Zeldin.

California farmworkers, many of whom are undocumented, are bracing for possible changes once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Data shows about half of farm workers in California are undocumented. Christian Cázares reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said his incoming administration would slap new tariffs on imported goods from Mexico, Canada and China. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. 

President-elect Donald Trump has raised eyebrows with candidates for several top Cabinet posts. Will Senate Republicans challenge more of his picks or defer to their party’s leader?

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday night said he picked Dave Weldon, a former Congressman from Florida, to be the agency’s next chief.

Weldon served 14 years in Congress, where he was an outspoken critic of the CDC and its vaccine program.