In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump exerted his power in a sweep and scale that has no easy historical comparison.

"The fact is, Pete Hegseth was not qualified to take the job as Secretary of Defense, and he has shown that time and again," Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said Sunday.

Trump promised to take on what he called waste, fraud and abuse in government. He tapped Elon Musk to lead the effort. Musk ...