It will be a busy week on Capitol Hill as Senate confirmation hearings begin for more than a dozen of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks. The first hearing is Tuesday morning for Pete Hegseth,

Seven of President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees face confirmation hearings Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Some will face easier paths than others.

The Houthis, an Iran-backed rebel group that controls north-western Yemen, have fired at US ships dozens of times. The executive order signed by Trump on Wednesday says the Houthis are responsible for deadly attacks in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that aims to ease regulation on cryptocurrency, seeking to fulfill the policy promises he made to the industry after courting its cash and support throughout the 2024 campaign.

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Surely there are Republicans in Congress who think Trump’s decision to pardon so many criminals was not in his best interest, or the best interest of their party.

There was a messianic fervor in Trump’s Second Inaugural speech that wasn’t evident eight years ago. As dark as the 2016 American Carnage diatribe was, there was still the sense that Trump was a salesman pitching a vision he didn’t quite believe in but thought he needed to sell in order to legitimize himself to his own ragged ranks of followers.

Follow updates and coverage on Trump's administration as the president addresses the World Economic Forum and the Senate considers Trump Cabinet nominees.

In a free-flowing interview on Fox News with Sean Hannity, the topic has turned to TikTok - which recently went dark in the US after the Supreme Court upheld a decision that it should be banned. Trump then signed an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day extension to comply with a law banning the app if it is not sold.

Rubio also had a phone call with South Korea's foreign minister Cho Tae-yul, where he agreed to continue close cooperation on North Korea, and Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, where he discussed trade, maritime security and the importance of peace and stability in Indo-Pacific, according to the State Department.

The US president has already declared a national emergency at the border, as he begins his crackdown on immigration.

They're not interested in actual government efficiency,” Garcia said, positioning himself to push back on the agenda of the panel, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.