President Donald Trump’s new administration is looking ahead to key Senate hearings this week for three of his most controversial nominees.

President Donald Trump has hit a record a week into his second term in office. A majority of voters — 52% — approve of the job he’s doing, matching a record high from his first term in March 2017, according to a new Morning Consult poll. Forty-four percent of voters disapprove of the new president.

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

The unprecedented moves leave the agencies unable to conduct even routine business and are likely to spur legal challenges.

President Donald Trump has been busy blowing things up in the government since taking over just more than a week ago. And, at least some polls have shown that folks are liking what they are seeing, but as part of the broader outlook and impact on what comes after Trump’s second term in office,

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Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told a CNN reporter Monday he believes President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has a path to the 50 required votes for Senate confirmation.

President Donald Trump has vowed to enact a sweeping agenda and reshape the federal government. CNN is tracking his executive actions posted by the White House.

President Donald Trump's first week in office focused on immigration over the economy and continued to play to his base.

Tomatoes, T-shirts and cars are among the vast array of goods that could become pricier if tariffs pledged by President Donald Trump go into effect.

President Donald Trump, who returned to office Jan. 20, has wasted no time setting a new agenda, relying on false and misleading information to support several of his initiatives.

A familiarity with the gears of government helped Trump’s team move with much more speed and sweep in their first week than they did eight years ago.