Two Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, broke ranks to oppose Hegseth.

The U.S. Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as the new director of the CIA. Read about his priorities for the agency.

Ratcliffe, following former GOP Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of State, is Trump's second high-level appointment for the new administration.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Central America for his first trip as the top US diplomat. Rubio is expected to depart late next week for Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and ...

Ratcliffe told senators at a hearing last week that the CIA must do better when it comes to using technology like artificial intelligence to confront adversaries including Russia and China.

Full USA TODAY news coverage of Marco Rubio, the former Florida senator who now serves as the U.S. Secretary of State in Donald Trump's cabinet.

We’re going to wear down the Democrats. Either you’re going to play ball with us, or you’re going to go without sleep,” ...

President Donald Trump started his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient the U.S. government.

With President Donald Trump’s nominees slowly emerging from Senate committees, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are ...

The confirmation process includes several rounds of investigation and review, beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check. The nominee is then ...

Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that ...