It will be a busy week on Capitol Hill as Senate confirmation hearings begin for more than a dozen of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks. The first hearing is Tuesday morning for Pete Hegseth,

Seven of President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees face confirmation hearings Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Some will face easier paths than others.

D.C. Judge Amit Mehta ordered Oath Keeper members who were convicted of Jan. 6 crimes but whose sentences were commuted by President Trump.

The Houthis, an Iran-backed rebel group that controls north-western Yemen, have fired at US ships dozens of times. The executive order signed by Trump on Wednesday says the Houthis are responsible for deadly attacks in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

D.C. Judge Amit Mehta ordered Oath Keeper members who were convicted of Jan. 6 crimes but whose sentences were commuted by President Trump.

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There was a messianic fervor in Trump’s Second Inaugural speech that wasn’t evident eight years ago. As dark as the 2016 American Carnage diatribe was, there was still the sense that Trump was a salesman pitching a vision he didn’t quite believe in but thought he needed to sell in order to legitimize himself to his own ragged ranks of followers.

Surely there are Republicans in Congress who think Trump’s decision to pardon so many criminals was not in his best interest, or the best interest of their party.

The US president has already declared a national emergency at the border, as he begins his crackdown on immigration.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that aims to ease regulation on cryptocurrency, seeking to fulfill the policy promises he made to the industry after courting its cash and support throughout the 2024 campaign.

Follow updates and coverage on Trump's administration as the president addresses the World Economic Forum and the Senate considers Trump Cabinet nominees.