The job requires managing a complex relationship with the media - as well Trump's high expectations.

Democratic secretary of state candidate Ryan Peterman said Saturday he believes recent changes to Iowa election law dealing ...

A month after House Republicans failed to pass a veterans health bill, lawmakers are meeting behind closed doors to try to get the legislation back on track. But there’s one key person they haven’t ...

WASHINGTON — While Secretary of State Antony Blinken huddled with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at the Kirya — Israel's version of the Pentagon — air raid sirens warned citizens in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phelan speaks at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club on Dec. 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Alex Brandon/AP) John Phelan ...

Senate confirmation hearings are slated to begin on Jan. 14, 2025, for Pete Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has chosen to serve as the next secretary of defense. It’s a massive job, broadly ...

They may be the most important government officials you can’t name. Their decisions have the potential to alter election results. Scholars have referred to them as the “guardians of the democratic ...

The secretary of homeland security is the newest permanent member of the president’s Cabinet, overseeing the sprawling agencies and missions of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and an annual ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on April 21, 2024. The original video can be viewed here. What does the secretary of commerce do? Until now, mainly promote U.S. businesses abroad ...

Deb Haaland had just begun her second term in the U.S. House of Representatives in January 2021, elected from her native New Mexico. She was one of the first Indigenous women to be elected to Congress ...