Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court has described the president's attacks on the judiciary as "demoralising" and "disheartening".
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The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nomination for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, by a vote of 52 to 47.
US President Donald Trump has taken a swipe at "so political" courts, as his immigration travel ban faces a major legal test.
Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren was silenced by Senate Republicans on Tuesday after reading a letter written by the widow of Martin Luther King Jr.
A US appeals court has posed tough questions at those challenging and defending President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban.
Billionaire philanthropist Betsy DeVos was confirmed as President Donald Trump's Education Secretary, bringing her rocky confirmation process to a historic conclusion. Vice President Mike Pence offered the 51st vote in favor of DeVos
US businesses added 227,000 jobs in January, way above economists' forecasts of about 175,000.
US President Donald Trump is expected to take his first steps to scale back financial services regulations on Friday.
IRAN has rejected a warning from US President Donald Trump’s administration over its latest missile test as unfounded and “provocative”.
Soon after Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, and Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, said they would not vote for DeVos, the White House said it is confident that she will ultimately be approved.
Tillerson's ties to Russia and his stand on sanctioning Moscow have been a point of contention.
Republicans were more likely to say the ban made them feel safer, at 58 percent, while only 10 percent of Democrats felt the same.
The U.S. government has granted waivers to let 872 refugees into the country this week
The US Senate committee for health, education, labor and pensions voted 12-11 to approve Betsy DeVos as education secretary, clearing the way for a full Senate vote on the nomination
Reporters and news photographers were not invited to witness the ceremony.
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates instructed Justice Department attorneys to not legally defend President Donald Trump's executive order on refugees and immigration.
he signing of the regulatory order followed a meeting with small-business owners in the White House on Monday morning.
The Trump administration is standing firm over its ban on immigration from seven countries despite court rulings and mass protests against it.
Rights groups have filed a lawsuit in a New York court to demand the release of refugees in transit who have been detained at John F Kennedy airport.