He stressed he would follow the law, even as he emphasized Trump’s desire to overturn the 1974 Impoundment Control Act that requires congressional approval to rescind spending.

Russell Vought, nominated by Donald Trump to oversee the federal budget, defended Trump's spending cuts at a Senate hearing. Vought, questioned by Democrats on the legality of spending refusals, emphasized Trump's priorities.

Conn., accused attorney general nominee Pam Bondi of dodging earlier questioning on the legitimacy of the 2020 election while questioning her independence from President-elect Trump.

At Senate confirmation hearing Gov. Kristi Noem pledges to secure southern border if confirmed as Homeland Security chief

The Chinese app Xiaohongshu, referred to as RedNote by TikTok creators, became the top downloaded app in the U.S. this week.

Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken was confronted by two journalists as he delivered his final news conference Thursday. The Grayzone’s editor Max Blumenthal disrupted Blinken just minutes into his address to reporters.

If confirmed again as White House budget director, Russell Vought would likely do more than oversee spending, policy and regulations. Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as budget director in Donald Trump's first term,

Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a more measured tone on the Russia-Ukraine war.

The partnership, according to officials who spoke to ABC News, has been essential to Ukraine defending itself as Russia invaded almost three years ago.

Conn., on Thursday is sending a letter to President-elect Donald Trump's pick for FBI Director Kash Patel outlining his concerns about Patel's past statements and writings. Sen. Blumenthal joins Morning Joe to discuss.

Congressional leaders who championed the TikTok bill last year in the U.S. now want to delay the ban on the popular app from going into effect.

Richard Blumenthal later asked Vought if he would commit to releasing ... commitment for the unspent military and humanitarian assistance Congress approved for Ukraine, Vought gave a different answer. “I’m not going to get ahead of the president ...