Secret Ballot for Leader Tests GOP Senators in New Trump Era
Republican lawmakers set to choose between John Thune, John Cornyn and Rick Scott in a vote on Wednesday
Trump Is Recruiting a Team of China Hawks. So Why Is Beijing Relieved?
Absent from the expected cabinet lineup are China’s most-feared adversaries, including Mike Pompeo and Robert O’Brien
Russia’s War in Ukraine is Powered by ‘Deathonomics’
Payments for soldiers killed on the front lines are transforming local economies in some of Russia’s poorest regions
Inside VW and Rivian’s Big Bet to Rescue Each Other
World’s second-largest automaker and the Silicon Valley startup are trying to address each other’s core weakness
A Drug Gang Stole 3 Tons of Gold in a Scam So Perfect It’s Still Going
Miners are plundering one of the biggest mother lodes of gold in Latin America, led by gunmen who seized tunnels from a Chinese mining giant
The Next Big Battle: Trump and Musk v. California, America's Biggest Blue State
The Democratic governor tries to rally the nation around his state’s liberal values—even as many Democrats are moving in the opposite direction
Trump Names Fox News Host Pete Hegseth to Head Pentagon, John Ratcliffe for CIA
Unconventional choices would place loyalists in top national security positions
Trump Picks Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency
Tesla CEO endorsed the president-elect’s White House bid and campaigned with him
Exclusive | Donald Trump Tells Allies He Wants Robert Lighthizer as His Trade Czar
Lighthizer served as U.S. Trade Representative in Trump’s first administration
Exclusive | Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals
If an executive order is enacted, it could fast-track removal of admirals
