The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from Democrats and stirring unease ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced television commentator, author, and retired National Guard officer Pete Hegseth as his nominee for secretary of defense on November 12, 2024. This ...

Senate hearings are proceeding for President Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet. Many nominees had already met with senators individually. Now they will go before the committees overseeing the agenc ...

He is the real deal,” former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman said, but Minnesota native Hegseth faced tough questions from Democrats ...

Pete Hegseth, center, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services ...

A disgruntled former employee of veterans advocacy group once led by Pete Hegseth has reportedly provided Senate Democrats with ammunition to use against the defense secretary-designate ahead of ...

Jim Banks of Indiana laced into Democrats over what he said are attempts to delay confirmation hearings for Trump nominees, in particular that of the Department of Defense pick Pete Hegseth. Banks ...

How does the time when I, a U.S. Navy veteran, roleplayed as a nuclear terrorist relate to Pete Hegseth’s candidacy for secretary of Defense? Let me explain. I was serving as a nuclear ...