The Senate on Thursday voted to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination to be President Donald Trump's defense secretary, putting him on a path to final confirmation at the end of the week.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization ...

Some Republican lawmakers say they are taking seriously recent allegations that the man nominated to lead the Pentagon abused alcohol and engaged in erratic behavior.

Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former ...

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth ...

Donald Trump’s controversial nominee could soon be confirmed by Republicans to lead the Department of Defense.

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...

In a letter to Republican senators Wednesday, an organization headed by Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence, said it ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as ...