Cabinet members and top aides from across the government recommended against the policy weeks before Trump's declaration last month that the U.S. would designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

Amid a series of resignations and dismissals at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Trump has denied accusations that he is "cleaning house."

U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to replace his national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, but the move is not expected to be made immediately, the Washington Post reported.

Simmering tensions between President Donald Trump and his attorney general appear to be cooling down.

Betsy DeVos powered through her commencement address Wednesday at a historically black university, even as many of the graduating students turned their backs to her in protest.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Moscow, gambling that an unpredictable new president armed with the willingness to threaten military action gives the U.S. much-needed leverage to end Syria's carnage.

Andrew Puzder says he is withdrawing as President Donald Trump's nominee for labour secretary.

A bitterly divided Senate confirmed Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary despite strong objections by Democrats that the former banker ran a "foreclosure machine."

VP Mike Pence said Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon, is "uniquely qualified" for the job of health secretary and playing a leading role in helping to repeal and replace Obamacare.

The Senate confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general in the Trump administration despite fierce Democratic opposition.