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Byline: Abigail Hauslohner, Jonathan O'Connell, Dan Lamothe Senators weighing the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Pentagon nominee, Pete Hegseth, have received a fresh spate of allegations from a former family [...]

Byline: Samantha Chery Justin Baldoni, the director and co-star of ǣIt Ends With Us,ǥ is suing the New York Times for libel for a story it published in December about [...]

Byline: Marianne LeVine, Justine McDaniel, Jonathan Edwards President-elect Donald Trump expressed support for Pete Hegseth Friday, more forcefully rallying behind his embattled pick for defense secretary after allegations about Hegseth's [...]

Byline: Mark Maske The NFL closed its investigation into the latest allegations of sexual misconduct made against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson without finding cause to pursue disciplinary measures, citing [...]

Byline: Marianne LeVine President-elect Donald Trump's Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth, who has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017, would lead an agency that has long faced [...]

Byline: Marianne LeVine, Justine McDaniel President-elect Donald Trump expressed support for Pete Hegseth in a social media post Friday, more forcefully rallying behind his embattled pick for defense secretary after [...]

Byline: Marianne LeVine, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Mariana Alfaro Republican senators this week will take a closer look at Donald Trump's unconventional pick to run the Department of Defense, setting up [...]

Byline: Marianne LeVine, Leigh Ann Caldwell Republican senators will this week take a closer look at Donald Trump's unconventional pick to run the Department of Defense, setting up another potential [...]

Byline: Justine McDaniel, Hannah Knowles President-elect Donald Trump has chosen multiple people facing sexual misconduct allegations for key administration positions, downplaying the accusations against them and testing the willingness of [...]

Byline: Abigail Hauslohner, Meryl Kornfield Even as President-elect Donald Trump's first choice for attorney general imploded Thursday amid skepticism that he could overcome allegations of sexual misconduct to win Senate [...]

Byline: Liz Goodwin, Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey, Isaac Arnsdorf Former congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration Thursday to become attorney general in a new Trump administration after facing steep opposition [...]

Byline: Danielle Paquette, Jonathan O'Connell MONTEREY, Calif. - An emergency room nurse contacted police in 2017 after treating a woman who said that, while drinking with colleagues after a political [...]

Byline: Liz Goodwin, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Jacqueline Alemany House Ethics Committee investigators probing sexual misconduct allegations against former congressman Matt Gaetz obtained records showing that he paid more than $10,000 [...]

Byline: Monica Hesse Here they come, the best and the brightest, intoxicated by the 'Y.M.C.A.' chorus blasting from Donald Trump's playlist and accepting the call to join his Cabinet. Who [...]

Byline: Monica Hesse Here they come, the best and the brightest, intoxicated by the "Y.M.C.A." chorus blasting from Donald Trump's playlist and accepting the call to join his Cabinet. Who [...]

Byline: Jacqueline Alemany, Liz Goodwin, Perry Stein A woman testified to the House Ethics Committee that former congressman Matt Gaetz paid her for sex and that she witnessed President-elect Donald [...]

Byline: Aaron C. Davis, Alex Horton, Dan Lamothe, Evan Hill The day after the D.C. National Guard was deployed to secure a U.S. Capitol desecrated by Jan. 6 rioters, a [...]

Byline: Michael Kranish, Josh Dawsey, Jonathan O'Connell Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault as part of a [...]

Byline: Paul Kane On Thursday, Speaker Mike Johnson respected the tradition of the House Ethics Committee appearing independent from political interference. 'The speaker's not involved in what happens in ethics, [...]

Byline: Jacqueline Alemany, Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker PALM BEACH, Fla. - Former congressman Matt Gaetz greeted his admirers Thursday night on the lawn outside Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, [...]

Byline: Hannah Knowles, Josh Dawsey President-elect Donald Trump on Friday chose one of his most combative advisers as his next White House communications director, doubling down on his years-long confrontational [...]

Byline: Liz Goodwin, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Marianne LeVine Republican senators signaled Thursday that they plan to closely scrutinize allegations of wrongdoing dogging former congressman Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick [...]

Byline: Amber Phillips President-elect Donald Trump has been nominating loyalists to serve in his Cabinet, and nowhere is that more obvious than in his pick for attorney general: former representative [...]

Byline: Michael Kranish, Perry Stein, Ann E. Marimow Matt Gaetz's nomination as attorney general has reopened a central question that has been probed by the Justice Department he now hopes [...]

Byline: Meryl Kornfield, Marianna Sotomayor, Paul Kane Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Friday that he will urge the House Ethics Committee to suppress its report into former congressman Matt Gaetz [...]

Byline: Michael Kranish, Josh Dawsey, Dan Lamothe, John Hudson Senior officials on President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Friday weighed the future of Pete Hegseth, Trump's choice to lead the [...]

Byline: Washington Post staff House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Friday that he would 'strongly request' that the House Ethics Committee not release a report on its investigation into allegations [...]

Byline: Michael Kranish, Hannah Knowles, Dan Lamothe, John Hudson Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, was investigated for an 'alleged sexual assault' in 2017 by police [...]

Byline: Beth Reinhard, Alice Crites, Aaron Schaffer A former swimsuit model who is sharing newly detailed allegations that Donald Trump groped her in the early 1990s had previously alluded to [...]

Byline: Tobi Raji, Ann E. Marimow Federal judiciary leaders have asked Congress to consider impeaching a federal judge in Alaska who resigned this summer after an investigation found he created [...]

Byline: Kim Bellware A conservative state lawmaker in Michigan is facing a sexual assault investigation after he was arrested just before 3 a.m. Thursday in Lansing. The Lansing Police Department [...]

Byline: Jacqueline Alemany The House Ethics Committee is still investigating allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), including that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct and illegal drug use, and [...]

Byline: Mark Maske The Washington Commanders were not aware of the sexual assault allegations made against kicker Brandon McManus until last week, Coach Dan Quinn said Wednesday. The Commanders announced [...]

Byline: Hannah Knowles Amy Dorris tried not to watch too much news last week as Stormy Daniels gave her courtroom account of sex with Donald Trump. But little details from [...]

Byline: Samantha Chery Russell Brand, an actor and comedian who became famous for his raunchy behavior in the 2000s, has been accused of raping, sexually assaulting and abusing four women [...]

Byline: Samantha Chery Russell Brand, an actor and comedian who became famous for his raunchy behavior in the 2000s, has been accused of raping, sexually assaulting and abusing four women [...]

Byline: Steven Godfrey Let's lead with what apparently bears repeating: Art Briles was fired as the football coach at Baylor in 2016 after an independent investigation of multiple sexual assaults [...]

Byline: Des Bieler A woman is accusing Conor McGregor of committing sexual assault and battery against her during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at the Miami Heat's home arena, [...]

Byline: Karina Elwood The Department of Education has launched an investigation into Loudoun County Public Schools' handling of two high-profile sexual assault cases from 2021. The school division is also [...]

Byline: Lisa Rein House and Senate leaders are intensifying pressure on the leader of the federal government's personnel agency after two high-profile hires to senior roles were found in separate [...]

Byline: Gus Garcia-Roberts LOS ANGELES - From nearly the moment Trevor Bauer, the polarizing star pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was accused of sexual assault last year, his team [...]

Byline: Hannah Natanson and Justin Jouvenal A special grand jury has released a report condemning officials in a Virginia school district over for their handling of a pair of sexual [...]

Byline: Elahe Izadi The sexual misconduct scandal that forced the resignation of once-powerful CBS president Les Moonves four years ago has evolved into bicoastal probes of insider trading and police [...]

Byline: Steven Goff WASHINGTON - The National Women's Soccer League arrived in Washington this week for its championship game carrying the weight of a recent report documenting widespread malfeasance but [...]

Byline: Mark Maske and Nicki Jhabvala NEW YORK - On a charged day when the controversy surrounding Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder dominated the public conversation, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim [...]

Byline: Matt Bonesteel Sue Robinson, a former U.S. district judge, on Monday ruled that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson should be suspended for six games over allegations that he sexually [...]

Byline: Mark Maske The NFL's disciplinary hearing for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson began Tuesday as representatives of the league and the NFL Players Association made contrasting arguments about a [...]

Byline: Mark Maske ATLANTA -- The NFL is nearing the completion of its investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct made against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, Commissioner Roger Goodell said [...]

Byline: Mark Maske Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is expected to meet this week with NFL representatives as part of the league's investigation of allegations of sexual misconduct made against [...]