Eight Opinion writers weigh in on whether she’s up to the job of director of national intelligence.

To be confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can afford to lose no more than three Republican votes if all Democrats are united in their opposition to him.

There is a real risk that the nation’s institutions will succumb to Trump’s campaign of intimidation and not do their jobs.

The Iowa Republican’s decision dramatically increases the likelihood that Mr. Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s defense secretary.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary had a more amicable exchange with Joni Ernst, a Republican, who is considered a key vote.