Senate confirmations for the incoming cabinet of President-elect Donald Trump continued Thursday in Washington D.C., where Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono was among the delegation questioning Department of the Interior nominee Doug Burgum.

Republicans open to Trump’s Canada and Greenland proposal - ‘There’s some good arguments,’ one Republican senator tells The Independent ahead of Trump’s return to Capitol Hill

To understand the world, and to a large extent the behavior of nations, you need to look at a map — which is why Donald Trump is talking up Greenland.

Just how far President-elect Donald Trump will press his promises on trade and economic policy once he takes office is hard to say. One thing is already apparent: The harms won’t be limited to the direct consequences of his actual policies.

President-elect Donald Trump is rapidly turning out names of potential nominees for his incoming administration. Most are strong supporters not only of Trump himself, but also his agenda. It is highly likely that they will be more than happy to help the incoming president implement his wishes.

The former first lady was notably absent from President Jimmy Carter's funeral service, as Barack Obama and Donald Trump were seated next to one another

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.

George Cleveland never knew his grandfather, who died in 1908. But with Donald Trump's return, Grover Cleveland is a big deal again.

President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, but his influence already is rippling through state capitols.

An incoming new president and state legislative sessions ramping up are likely to bring more changes to abortion policy across the U.S., which is still settling after the seismic shift

Mayor Eric Adams met with President-elect Donald Trump over lunch in Mar-a-Lago on Friday afternoon. Officials said they met for about an hour in the main dining room at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach,