Trump Administration

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.

Congressional Republicans and former Trump appointees have spent the last year building out their response to the movement protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, and now that Donald Trump is returning to the White House they warn that protest leaders, activists and those who help them raise money could face an onslaught of federal investigations and possible indictments.

A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a Senate aide told NBC News.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as a platform policy director for the Republican National Committee, as his pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget.