It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

The goal is to inject political loyalists deep into the workings of government, perhaps more so than any other recent president.

The question the Senate confirmation process must address is whether the department’s tradition of independence will be supplanted by a new value: loyalty.

The Trump administration will also push to fill the thousands of political appointments across government as soon as possible, another source told Reuters

Democratic states' attorneys general launched a legal bid this week to defend Biden administration policies on immigration, the environment and guns, just days before Donald Trump takes office on Monday.

David Axelrod said Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman could be among those who will support some of Trump's Cabinet picks.

Six of President-elect Trump's appointments will face senators on Wednesday, including Sen. Marco Rubio and Pam Bondi.

The confirmation process for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Cabinet is underway. After a Tuesday hearing with Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, several other key members of the incoming administration went before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.

Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. Here’s a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time:

It’s not uncommon for their grassroots base to flourish under their administration, as the far right did during Donald Trump’s first term in office. It is less common, however, for that base to remain strong after defeat.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has shared her thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump's influence over political nominations.

After President-elect Donald J. Trump was sentenced Friday morning, a clerk entered a Judgment of Conviction for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records into the New York State Universal Court Management System,