The U.S. Senate Finance Committee is planning a Jan. 16 hearing on President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S.

By Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer With these two new monuments, Mr. Biden has protected more federal land and waters than any other president, about 674 million acres. By Lisa Friedman The future ...

President-elect Donald Trump shook hands with former vice president Mike Pence and sat with former president Barack Obama at ...

What is the Cabinet? The Cabinet comes from Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which states that the president "may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each ...