With his foreign terrorist designation executive order, Donald Trump indicated he is preparing a covert action finding to confront the Mexican drug cartels.

A number of senior career diplomats who served in leadership at the State Department have left their posts at the demand of the incoming Trump administration.

The Senate Intelligence Committee Monday advanced, 14-3, the nomination of John Ratcliffe, President Trump's pick to lead the ...

Marco Rubio has been confirmed by the Senate as the country’s next secretary of state. The nomination of the senior senator from Florida, 53, was confirmed on Monday, Jan. 20, hours after Donald Trump ...

Donald Trump has named the acting heads of national-security agencies—all career federal executives—to serve until ...

President Trump has picked two Biden administration deputies to be his acting spy chiefs. The new president named Tom ...

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the ...

Agriculture Department: Gary Washington, a career official who currently serves as the USDA’s chief information officer.

The Senate Intelligence Committee swiftly approved John Ratcliffe to head the Central Intelligence Agency, shortly after ...

John Ratcliffe took a step closer to being confirmed to lead the CIA on Monday as the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced ...

The Senate is expected to confirm Marco Rubio as secretary of state within hours of Trump’s swearing-in, but the rest of the ...

His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of ...