Leaders from the Biden and Trump administration met last week to discuss how the new government would respond in the event of a crisis. Kennedy, Trump's pick for health secretary, was not present.

Donald Trump has taken back control of the White House, with his presidential inauguration taking place on Monday.

Several nominees face critical tests in the U.S. Senate before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday. Here’s a look at what Americans said in this latest poll.

Notably, Gabbard questioned the US intelligence community’s assessments that Assad was behind a deadly chlorine gas attack the same year she met with the Syrian strongman, to which Trump said at the time: “There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons.”

Controversial picks include Mr Trump’s selection of Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic ... Mr Trump selected Marco Rubio to the role of America’s top diplomat, despite nicknaming him ...

Controversial picks include Mr Trump’s selection of Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic and opponent of processed foods, as his health secretary. Elon Musk, who supported Mr Trump financially and on the campaign trail during the 2024 race, has been ...

The picks for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet arrived for the inaugural ceremonies, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi and Doug Burgum.

Some of Trump's more controversial picks for Cabinet positions are set to face the Senate for confirmation hearings this week.

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida,

The Department of Justice says it will "vigorously defend" Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, after it was temporarily blocked in a federal court earlier today.

Marco Rubio is the first member of Donald Trump's second administration whose position was confirmed by the Senate.