The choice of Mr. Hegseth, a dedicated supporter of the president-elect in his first term, is outside the norm of the traditional choice for the post.Pete Hegseth at Trump Tower in New York in 2016. A co-host of “Fox & Friends,” Mr. Hegseth joined the network as a contributor in 2014.
The president-elect is to visit Capitol Hill on Wednesday as Republican senators elect a majority leader. His staffing decisions are already depleting the narrow majority the G.O.P. expects in the House.Senator Rick Scott is among the Republicans hoping to replace Senator Mitch McConnell as majority
Mr. Ratcliffe, who was also a Texas congressman, fought fiercely for Donald Trump during his first term.As a House member, John Ratcliffe helped to pursue investigations into Hunter Biden, the president’s son.
Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, would play a major role in carrying out the president-elect’s promises to crack down on the border and deport millions of people.President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota, to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Justin Welby, the leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, announced his resignation days after a report found he had taken insufficient action over claims of abuse.The Most Rev. Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, in London, last year. He has held his position since 2013, and was scheduled to
The ruling is probably the first in what could be a long legal fight for conservative Christian groups hoping to amplify public expressions of faith.Attorney General Liz Murrill of Louisiana appeared with Gov. Jeff Landry at a news conference in August about the state’s Ten Commandments law.
The pounding that sailors’ brains take from years of high-speed wave-slamming in the Special Boat Teams can cause symptoms that wreck their careers — and their lives.A Combatant Craft Medium maneuvering in the waters off Guam.
In interviews, these voters, especially men, questioned what dividends have come from their loyalty: “I’m just kind of over it all.”In the final weeks of the campaign, many Democrats hoped that signs of crumbling support among Black voters would not materialize at the polls.
Higher education has been a favorite target of Republicans who believe schools have tilted leftward. Now, colleges and universities are bracing for the Trump administration to take action.President-elect Donald J. Trump has said that he thought colleges and universities needed to be reclaimed from “
Democrats will soon have a leadership vacuum, and there will be no shortage of highly ambitious governors, senators and transportation secretaries looking to fill it.Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff after her concession speech last week. She is expected to remain influential in the party
Warwick Schiller made his name as an expert trainer. An enigmatic little horse completely changed his outlook.If a rider “can do the right thing every time,” Schiller says, “the horse will come around. It’s getting your communication right — letting him know, ‘I saw that.’”
Investors have been comforted by a clear election result and are anticipating tax cuts and deregulation from a second Trump administration.Since Donald J. Trump’s election victory, stock prices for perceived corporate winners have snapped higher.
When asked about whether President-elect Donald Trump would prevent a TikTok ban in the United States, a spokeswoman told The New York Times: “He will deliver.”President-elect Donald J. Trump on election night in West Palm Beach, Fla. Asked about whether Mr. Trump would prevent a TikTok ban in the U
Could a tariff war erupt between the United States and Mexico? A top Mexican official said his country might retaliate if the Trump administration placed steep tariffs on Mexico.Trucks waiting in April in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to cross into the United States.
The disclosures that Jack Teixeira shared on a social media platform raised questions over how a relatively low-ranking Air National Guardsman had access to some of the country’s most sensitive secrets.Jack Teixeira, in an undated photo posted to social media.
These six stunners will make you want to bring the dessert.
The country’s lower house of Parliament passed a law that would ban what it calls “propaganda” discouraging Russians from having children.Walking on Red Square in Moscow in 2022. A bill passed by lawmakers would ban materials promoting the “conscious refusal to have children” for Russians.
An irrepressible force who remained relevant over the course of a seven-decade career, he had a hand in every major development in modern jazz.The drummer Roy Haynes at his home on Long Island in 2019. His style was characterized by a bracing clarity that earned him the nickname Snap Crackle.
Countries promised to move away from coal, oil and natural gas at last year’s climate summit. New research shows they’re are burning more than ever before.A liquid natural gas terminal in Odisha State, India. Fossil fuel emissions in the country are expected to increase by 4.6 percent in 2024.
Faced with rising costs and thin margins, wind energy developers have lately been reducing their ambitions.By raising prices and slowing the costly introduction of ever-larger turbines, wind companies like Vestas have recovered financial health. But the industry needs to keep investing in new plants
A host of problems that will need more subtle and sophisticated uses of force and coercive diplomacy will confront the new president.
Antisemitism is reaching the point of catastrophe, for Jews and for Europe itself.
You can’t see far enough ahead to trust the image in your mind’s eye.
The Supreme Court is largely to blame for the challenges it may face over the next four years.
