Politics

A government official says Canada is already examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the United States should President-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products.

The meeting is the latest indication that Republicans in Congress are taking Musk and Ramaswamy seriously.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen John Phelan, a businessman and investor with no military experience, to become the next secretary of the Navy.

Kellogg is a retired Army lieutenant general who has long been Trump’s top adviser on defense. He served as Mike Pence’s National Security Advisor during the first Trump administration.

The threats were deemed to be not credible, three senior law enforcement officials told NBC News.

Forget statehood. District of Columbia officials are just hoping to protect what little self-government they already have in Trump’s second term.

Border Patrol agents are tasked with enforcing hotly contested immigration policies as many Americans at both ends of the political spectrum look askance at the border — and the agents. That’s taking a mounting toll, so the agency is training more among its ranks to become chaplains and provide spiritual care for their fellow agents on and off the ...

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health.

An angry Rudy Giuliani lashed out in court Tuesday at the judge presiding over the collection proceeding for the $146 million defamation judgment against him — and complained he’s having a hard time making ends meet.

Walmart’s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups in business.

Fifty senators are needed to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for top administration jobs. Here’s who could surprise with a vote against — or for — his nominees.

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said his incoming administration would slap new tariffs on imported goods from Mexico, Canada and China, solidifying a key campaign promise that could have a major impact on trade.

President-elect Donald Trump has raised eyebrows with candidates for several top Cabinet posts. Will Senate Republicans challenge more of his picks or defer to their party’s leader?