President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Justice and Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent will sit for Senate confirmation hearings Thursday morning.

Six of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees faced Senate confirmation hearings, previewing a parade of policy and political fights that will define his second term.

Trump's nominees for secretary of State, attorney general, CIA director, Energy secretary and Transportation secretary went before Senate committees.

Washington, DC stands out as a refuge for reproductive rights: Unlike the 20-plus states that have moved to restrict abortion since the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 Dobbs decision, DC has no mandated waiting period for abortion, no parental notification laws, and no limits based on gestational age.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said that the state is going to stockpile abortion medication in preparation for President-elect Trump's return to the White House.

Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to make the announcement Tuesday, joining a number of other states in trying to safeguard access to mifepristone.

The DOJ is continuing its push to release the remaining volume of special counsel Jack Smith's final report, covering his Jan. 6 probe, to select members of Congress.

The president-elect had plenty of time to come up with a compelling response to the special counsel's findings. He did not spend that time wisely.

Special Counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Department of Justice after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump. Smith's resignation follows the conclusion of two unsuccessful criminal prosecutions against Trump,