Get to know John Phelan, the business leader and non-veteran who the U.S. Senate has confirmed as the new secretary of the Navy.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate confirmed Matt Whitaker late Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to NATO, a crucial emissary to the Western alliance at a time of growing concern about the American commitment abroad.

Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he and Sen. Jack Reed, the committee’s top Democrat, will request an inspector general investigation into the use

Tuesday's hearing will take place one day after news broke that several top national security officials in the Trump administration, including Ratcliffe and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic.

The Trump administration's top intelligence officials will face Congress for the start of back-to-back hearings to testify about the threats facing the United States and what the government is doing t

The Senate confirmed John Phelan to lead the Department of the Navy in a 62-30 vote on Monday. Phelan will now lead the Navy and the Marine Corps during a time of transition. The Navy continues to deploy forces to the Middle East and,

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Democratic U.S. Senator Cory Booker accused President Donald Trump of "recklessly" challenging the nation's democratic institutions in a marathon speech that broke a nearly seven-decade record on Tuesday for length.