After a resounding election victory, President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans say they have a “mandate” to govern.

Even before taking office, Trump is challenging the Senate , in particular, to dare defy him over the nominations of Matt Gaetz , Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other controversial choices for his Cabinet and administration positions .

President-elect Trump is quickly testing the will of Senate Republicans, asking them to back controversial picks to his Cabinet such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), while at the same time demanding they give him more power by easing recess appointments.

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday pushed its probe into UFOs and the secrecy surrounding them with a hearing aimed at forcing more transparency from the

A former Defense Department official has claimed that the United States has conducted programs aimed at retrieving UFOs to study and understand extraterrestrial technology. On Wednesday, a congressional hearing was held as part of an investigation into UFOs,