Column: Trump’s reversal of race and gender progress faces an obstacle
The Trump administration is hell-bent on “restoring” this country to an entirely fictional time when white people succeeded based purely on merit, people of color…
Opinion: Trump’s focus on retribution distracts from real domestic enemies
It is no secret why President Trump forced out FBI Director Christopher Wray, his first-term pick to be the nation’s chief law enforcement officer: Soon…
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary, despite allegations
WASHINGTON — The Senate advanced President Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary on Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections…
Hegseth’s ex-sister-in-law alleges abuse of second wife in affidavit to Senate
WASHINGTON — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News…
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense secretary pick, faces grilling in Senate
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon and confronted allegations of his…
Fate of Trump’s Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
WASHINGTON — The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions about Robert F. Kennedy…
Trump’s own unorthodox rise looms large in nominations fight
For weeks, President-elect Donald Trump has faced a barrage of criticism over his nomination of Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary. Hegseth, an Army National Guard…
Trump offers a public show of support Hegseth
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday offered a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled choice to lead the Defense Department, whose confirmation…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin endorses women in combat jobs
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used a speech at West Point to forcefully endorse having women in combat roles and emphasize the military’s obligation to…
Calmes: This Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for Sen. Mitch McConnell
A coping mechanism I’ve adopted since the election of Donald Trump, a man more deserving of prison than the presidency, is to look for reasons…
Vance takes on visible transition role, trying to boost Trump job picks
WASHINGTON — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill last week in a new, more visible role:…
A fateful night in Monterey: Pete Hegseth and allegations of sexual assault
On the afternoon of Oct. 12, 2017, a nurse at Kaiser Permanente called the Monterey Police Department to report that a patient had come in…
Opinion: Who’s the vice-president elect? Elon Musk or JD Vance
The speaker of the House, the man second in line to the presidency — Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana — had to photobomb the much-shared…
Graphic details revealed in Monterey sex assault claim against Hegseth
A woman told Monterey police that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, took her phone, blocked her from leaving his hotel room…
Should women fight on front lines? Trump’s Defense pick reignites debate
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed…
Trump’s Cabinet picks are not normal. Will they be appointed anyway?
There’s been a bit of talk in recent days about what’s normal and what’s not when it comes to president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Cabinet. Normal,…
Column: Trump’s outlandish Cabinet picks part of a bigger power grab
WASHINGTON — At first glance, President-elect Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — are…
Who is Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host Trump nominated for Defense secretary?
Pete Hegseth served as a National Guardsman in Cuba, Iraq and Afghanistan, earning two Bronze stars. But after President Biden was elected, Hegseth left the…