President-elect Donald Trump has stated that he intends to nominate Kash Patel, the right-wing commentator and former intelligence official, to be the next director of the Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI). If confirmed, Patel will lead the nation’s chief criminal investigation agency, as well as its substantial surveillance apparatus.

Since launching in 2021, America First Policy Institute has been known colloquially around Washington, D.C., as Donald Trump's "Cabinet in waiting."

Florida's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for failing to call special elections for two empty state legislature seats. The ACLU filed its lawsuit Thursday on behalf of voters in Brevard and Santa Rosa counties,

President-elect Donald Trump’s other nominees pushed Wednesday through a gauntlet of confirmation hearings with the help of allied Senate Republicans carrying them toward the finish line, despite

As the saying goes, “new year, new me,” but the United States is starting 2025 with a rerun: the inauguration of Donald Trump and a Republican majority in the U.S. House and Senate. Few of Trump’s priorities have clearly outlined policy proposals,

The ACLU’s National Legal Director Cecillia Wang sits down with WSJ’s Laura Kusisto to discuss how civil-liberties lawyers plan to fight Trump’s mass deportation effort in courts.

As the United States prepares to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and fight for equality, civil rights leaders are organizing efforts to counter policies expected from President-elect Donald Trump that they believe will undermine decades of progress.

The confirmation process for Trump's Cabinet nominees kicked off Tuesday with a hearing for Pete Hegseth, the nominee for Defense secretary.