Trump Administration

President-elect Donald Trump is nominating the billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle.

Dr. Mehmet Oz hosted a long-running television show before pivoting to politics.

President-elect Donald Trump has been making calls to bolster his pick to lead the Justice Department — Matt Gaetz — who is already facing skepticism from some Republican senators, according to sources familiar with his push.

President-elect Donald Trump says he is nominating Dr. Mehmet Oz, who hosted a long-running television talk show, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The file that was hacked Monday included the testimony of the woman who alleges she had sex with Gaetz when she was 17 in 2017, and the testimony of a second woman who said she witnessed the encounter, a source told NBC News.

Kirabo Jackson, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University and former economic advisor to President Biden, discusses how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration.

The discounter’s comments are the latest warning from retail leaders about the potential impact of the tariffs.

Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, paid a woman for sex at a small, invitation-only party in Florida, where prostitution is illegal, in 2017 while he was a member of the House, the woman’s attorney said to NBC News on Monday. 

President-elect Donald Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary, as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet.

President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed he plans to use the military as part of a mass deportation program, sparking intense reactions from critics of the plan. Mary Ann Ahern has more details.

A recess appointment takes place when a president bypasses the Senate to confirm cabinet nominees when both the House and Senate are not in session for at least 10 days.

Many Senate Republicans want the House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz to be released. Gaetz is a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has selected Brendan Carr to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for defense secretary, paid a woman an undisclosed amount after she accused him of sexual assault.

Illinois Rep. Sean Casten is blasting President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright to be the nation’s next energy secretary.

The Trump transition team is compiling a list of senior current and former U.S. military officers who were directly involved in the withdrawal from Afghanistan and exploring whether they could be court-martialed for their involvement, a U.S. official and a person familiar with the plan told NBC News. 

President-elect Donald Trump walked out to a roaring standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, combining two things close to his heart: fierce battles inside the octagon and New York City.

More than 400 progressive community members, activists and elected officials gathered in Albany Park Saturday to discuss how a second Trump term will impact Illinois. NBC Chicago’s Jenn Schanz reports.

They lost limbs in battle, led security convoys and survived several combat tours.

Here are five things to know about Steven Cheung.