USA TODAY White House and Pentagon Reporter Davis Winkie discusses how the military may be used for immigration purposes.

The Senate votes to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense.

In his travels to disaster zones Friday, President Donald Trump again suggested abolishing FEMA.

President Trump cancels Dr. Anthony Fauci's security detail.

USA TODAY Managing Editor for Politics, Legal Affairs and World News Holly Rosenkrantz gives us an inside peek at how her team covered this historic week for news, as part of a new weekly segment called Editor's Note.

Pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao make their U.S. debut. Listen to our deep dive episode on panda diplomacy here.

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