Jack Smith's report says prosecutors could have convicted Trump had his election win not prevented the case from proceeding.

Iowa senator Joni Ernst, a veteran Republican and herself a victim of sexual assault, has been less than enthusiastic about his nomination, however. If today’s hearings indicate she still has doubts - despite intense pressure from Trump's team to fall in line behind Hegseth - it could indicate that his path to confirmation still has some obstacles.

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The report calls Trump's claims that the special counsel was influenced by Biden for political reasons "laughable."

A report into Donald Trump 's role in the events of January 6, 2021, has been released by the Justice Department. Special Counsel Jack Smith has been investigating allegations that Trump criminally tried to overturn the 2020 election results when he lost the presidency to Joe Biden.

In a long-awaited report, the former special counsel argued that Trump would have been convicted in his election subversion case if he hadn’t won the election.

The DOJ is trying to keep Donald Trump from using a claim of presidential immunity to block the release of Jack Smith's final report on his classified documents case. President-elect Donald Trump ...

Read special counsel Jack Smith’s findings in full - Trump ‘inspired his supporters to commit acts of physical violence’ on 6 January using false claims he knew to be untrue, report says

Pete Hegseth, the controversial former Fox News host, has been accused of sexual assault and faces a grueling confirmation hearing on the path to becoming the next secretary of defense.

During a contentious hearing, Republicans rallied to the defense of Donald Trump’s pick for Pentagon chief as he faced tough questions about allegations of misconduct and his views on women.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees began their Senate confirmation hearings. After four years of the administrative malaise of the Biden administration, the nominees proved to be a breath of

Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, comments about women and Black troops, and allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct make him unfit to serve. Some takeaways from the hearing: