Tuesday's confirmation hearings on Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense and Wednesdays announcement of a cease-fire agreement for Gaza are illustrative of the elusive nature of politics.

Pete Hegseth, center, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, right, as they depart a meeting with Republican House members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Here’s the latest for Tuesday, January 14th: More firefighters and aircraft arrive in Los Angeles area. New fire breaks out northwest of L.A.; Israel and Hamas said to be closing in on ceasefire deal; Senate confirmation hearings Tuesday for Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary.

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday to provide federal support to address massive energy needs for fast-growing advanced artificial intelligence data centres, the White House said.

A new fire prompted evacuations Thursday in and around Los Angeles even as firefighters aided by calmer winds saw the first signs of successfully beating back the region's deadly and devastating wildfires,

Senators of both parties hammered Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense nominee, over his past comments about women serving in the military.

Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed nothing but support for his candidacy at a confirmation hearing.

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, came under fire during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as Democrats voiced deep concern about his inexperience,

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, came under fire during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as Democrats railed against him and voiced deep concern about his inexperience,

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, avowed that he is a Christian who “robustly supports” Israel and its war against Hamas in Gaza. Hegseth, 44, a former Fox News host, provided favorable coverage of Israel on the network and said that his time in the U.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has become one of his most controversial selections, with multiple allegations surfacing against him, including ...