A strongman persona plays well with the president-elect
Marco Rubio may be the next secretary of state
Donald Trump’s national security adviser draws bracing lessons from his army days
Loyalty, competence and an appetite for disruption are among the traits he is filtering for
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, takes aim at “woke shit”
Yet the party’s grip on power could be less reliable than it appears
He wants more freedom to fire civil servants, but he should weigh the long-term consequences
Immigrant voters may have won America’s presidential election for the nativist candidate
There are obstacles to Donald Trump’s attempts to reverse progress
Trump doesn’t weigh in on a leadership contest, but real conflicts will soon come