“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest,” a spokesperson for the agency said in a statement. “The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense.”

It is the first serious test of Donald Trump’s newly invigorated strongman model of governance and of whether he can continue to bend the Republican Party to his will even as Hegseth breaks procedural precedents,

Trump's DOGE initiative seeks to streamline federal operations, dismantle bureaucracy and fire nonessential federal employees.

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump ... of cultural policies they view as overly progressive. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the two billionaires tasked with slashing government waste ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has filled key posts in his upcoming administration, leaning on allies and strong loyalists from his 2024 campaign as he shapes a team that reflects his commitment to an ‘America First agenda.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary ... to a range of cultural policies they view as overly progressive. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the two billionaires tasked with slashing government waste, are expected to recommend ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, gives a thumbs-up at the completion of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

the cost-cutting commission initially helmed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, and now led solely by Musk. In addition to significantly paring back the federal budget, DOGE says it aims to roll ...

Pete Hegseth’s inexperience could put troops’ lives in danger, warned the combat veteran who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Some of Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate this week after the chamber held more than a dozen confirmation hearings last week. More hearings for other nominees are scheduled for this week.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vivek Ramaswamy will not serve in Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency, the White House says. Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the 43rd president seemed to have a playful moment during the proceedings.