McMahon, of Greenwich, awaits a full Senate confirmation vote to lead the U.S. Department of Education. Here's what to know about her.

President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far ...

Brooke Rollins was confirmed as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key position ...

On Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing for Stephen Feinberg to be deputy secretary of defense, ...

Trump, meanwhile, attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while speaking at his Mar-a-Lago home as U.S. officials ...

On the foreign policy front, Trump's press secretary said the White House believes it can reach a deal to end the war in ...

The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his ...

The Department of Education was created by Congress in 1979 to track, manage and coordinate education programs and procedures ...

President Donald Trump fired the country's senior military officer as part of an extraordinary Friday night purge at the Pentagon that injected politics into the selection of the nation's top military ...

The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of ...

Top Treasury officials have complained about disruption. The secretary of state has pushed back on staff cuts. Inside the ...

American to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). From his Senate confirmation to his swearing-in, he has openly ...