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Report © Greg NashHegseth endures testy hearing; GOP defends from Dem anger THE BATTLE over President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees got off to a blistering

Washingtonian Today, an early-morning roundup of administration news that you perhaps couldn’t handle the day before, plus local stories you should know about, what we’ve been cooking up on washingtonian.

Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, Spotify, and here on our website -- Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon, and Tom Bevan start by breaking down some of the biggest moments from today's Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth,

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing stiff criticism from Democrats—but most Republicans back him.

REPORT It’s Tuesday. My TikTok feed is a mix of Spencer Pratt’s viral videos after losing his house to the wildfires, as well as snide goodbyes to the platform, which is set to be

Pete Hegseth is interrupted three times during his opening statement ... Here’s a more concise breakdown of what Jack Smith had to say in his final election interference report on Trump, which was released by US Attorney General Merrick Garland at ...

Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, struggled to answer a series of questions from Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono.

Our region is about to experience a very weird four years. Maybe we can help you cope? Last month, almost three-quarters of American adults told pollsters they’ve decided to tune out politics and government news after the presidential election. Our far ...

Talk of tattoos, Jesus, enemies lists and a war with California mark the week before inauguration.

All of this, being an assault on the U.S. Constitution by way of political weaponization of the judiciary, requires an immediate response from the new Trump 47 administration. When high crimes and misdemeanors go unpunished, enemies foreign and domestic will be emboldened and empowered to commit more and worse crimes.