In his first television interview as vice president, JD Vance defended President Trump on a variety of policies, including some he had previously second-guessed.

President Trump’s directive is supposed to exempt national security and public safety positions, but the F.B.I. has put an immediate hiring freeze in place.

Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.

The former South Dakota governor now leads the agency that runs the nation’s immigration system.

The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that mirrors America.

President Trump said he had spoken to Jordan’s leader and planned to call Egypt’s on Sunday. Most of Gaza’s two million residents have been displaced in 15 months of fighting.

A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.