WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

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Secretary Burgum’s order would also weaken protections for migratory birds, whose numbers are declining because of climate change, disease, changes in land use and habitat loss. In North America ...

About 108 million commercial egg-laying chickens have died since a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak began in 2022, either from the virus or culling, Agriculture Department data shows.

Omar Chatriwala / Getty Images The Secretary of the Treasury runs the U.S. Department of the Treasury, a Cabinet-level agency of the federal government. The department is responsible for ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt answered questions about the Trump administration’s decision to suspend federal aid to several assistance programs. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made her debut in the briefing room on Tuesday and promised to speak frequently with the news media and open up the briefing room ...

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced an additional seat for journalists in the briefing room at her first news conference Tuesday — unveiling the rotating “new ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, made her debut in the briefing room on Tuesday, saying that podcasters and social media ...

The Senate votes 77-22 to confirm Sean Duffy as Transportation secretary. The nomination had been unanimously reported out of the Commerce Committee. The Senate votes 77-22 to confirm Sean Duffy ...

Karoline Leavitt is set Tuesday to preside over her first briefing with reporters as press secretary for President Trump’s White House. Leavitt was Trump’s top spokesperson along the 2024 ...