Pete Hegseth is kicking off a whirlwind week of confirmation hearings as he prepares to face senators on Capitol Hill in just a few hours.

President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, is set for what could be a highly contentious Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.

The special counsel's report criticized Donald Trump's attacks on his investigation and suggested that Trump’s actions warranted prosecution.

A federal judge has ruled that the DOJ can release Volume One of special counsel report Jack Smith's report covering his election interference case against Donald Trump.

The Justice Department has released Volume One of special counsel Jack Smith's final report, detailing his election interference investigation into Donald Trump.

In a last rebuke to the former president he investigated for two years, special counsel Jack Smith denounced Donald Trump for levying "laughable" attacks on the DOJ.

A local fire chief, Corey Comperatore, was killed in the assassination attempt.

Carrie Underwood is set to perform at the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Senate Democrats want the DOJ to preserve all records related to special counsel Jack Smith's probes into Donald Trump, they wrote in a letter obtained by ABC News.

She claimed on "Fox & Friends" that the Obama administration made it harder.

Senators will have a chance to publicly question President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees at 14 confirmation hearings this week. ABC News’ Rachel Scott reports.

Donald Trump's favorability rating and popularity are near a record high.

U.S. flags at President-elect Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club are back to flying at full height

Fourteen confirmation hearings are set to begin on Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees, beginning with Pete Hegseth, who is Trump’s choice for defense secretary.

The FBI has interviewed multiple individuals about defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s personal life as part of its background check investigation, sources say.

As wildfires ravage southern California, President-elect Donald Trump has attacked Democratic officials, continuing a pattern of spreading misinformation amid disasters.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said Republicans in the House will help President-elect Donald Trump deliver on his first 100 days agenda.

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews incoming Trump national security adviser Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., on “This Week.”

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., on “This Week.”

The Powerhouse Roundtable breaks down the latest news on “This Week.”

Here's a look at how special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents has progressed.

In a series of weekend court filings, the DOJ continued to press for the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his investigations into Donald Trump.

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl joins live to discuss the Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks.

Jack Smith resigned after submitting the final report of his investigation of Donald Trump over alleged 2020 election interference and retaining classified documents to AG Merrick Garland.

A judge has sentenced President-elect Donald Trump with no punishments in his hush money case due to protections afforded to the "office of president."

Donald Trump was sentenced in New York on Friday, capping a long and, at times, embarrassing ordeal that saw him become the first ex-president to be criminally convicted.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis hasn't had much face time with a commander in chief. On Saturday, she'll be one of a handful of Republicans meeting with Trump in Mar-a-Lago.

Although President-elect Donald Trump claims his agenda is hurt by some of President Joe Biden's eleventh-hour moves, policy experts say it's standard practice.

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with California State Assembly Member John Harabedian about the deadly fires that have destroyed large parts of the Altadena community, which he represents.

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with attorney Neama Rahmani on Trump’s sentencing in the hush money case and what the next steps could look like.

President-elect Donald Trump has been given an unconditional discharge after being convicted last year on 34 charges of business fraud tied to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.

President-elect Donald Trump was convicted by a jury in May of falsifying business records.

Donald Trump's former co-defendants in his classified documents want to keep the attorney general from releasing the report on the probe to members of Congress.

Trump was sentenced Friday in his historic hush money case to an unconditional discharge allowing him to avoid prison, fines or probation.

Read and listen to Donald Trump's entire sentencing hearing following his conviction for falsifying business records in order to influence the 2016 election.

"This has been a very terrible experience," Trump says, addressing the court virtually on a large monitor in the courtroom.

Before sentencing Trump, Judge Merchan emphasizes that the "protections afforded to the office of the president" apply only to that office, "not the occupant of the office."

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowly denied Donald Trump’s request to delay his criminal hush money sentencing, Friday in New York.

Supreme Court narrowly denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay his criminal hush money sentencing, clearing the way for him to be sentenced Friday in New York.

Get updates on the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in his criminal hush money case in New York.

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an effort to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his two investigations into Donald Trump.

After nearly derailing a spending bill last month, Trump continues to shake up business on Capitol Hill, shifting positions on how Republicans should fund his policies.

President-elect Donald Trump hosted 22 of the nation’s 27 Republican governors for dinner at his Florida club, looking to help drive the agenda in conservative-run states after he takes office in 11 days

A senior official says Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, sinks, toilets and some steel products if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to impose 25% on all Canadian products

As fires spread across Southern California, Trump urged Newsom to send in water from Northern California despite some experts saying water supply is not the problem.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman accepted President-elect Trump's invitation to visit him at his Mar-a-Lago club, the senator said in a statement provided to ABC News.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Trump Tuesday to recommend a former law clerk for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said he is "focused on protecting people, not playing politics."

Donald Trump shook hands with Mike Pence at Jimmy Carter's state funeral -- a notable exchange as the two men have not interacted publicly in years.

AG Merrick Garland intends to release the portion of the special counsel's report related to his election interference case against Donald Trump, according to a filing.