The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance then casting the ...

The Senate’s 50-50 vote for Pete Hegseth marked the second time in history that a vice president was called upon to break the tie to confirm a Cabinet official.

Gen. Mark Milley, a frequent target Trump’s, will lose his security detail and face an inspector general investigation, said ...

NBC Universal, Inc. Pete Hegseth was sworn in Saturday as the ... had helped confirm Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe in bipartisan votes. But they fiercely opposed ...

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 ...

“Is Pete Hegseth truly the best we have to offer ... have helped confirm Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe in bipartisan votes to Trump's national security ...

his choice to lead the CIA. But Republicans appear to have the votes to confirm Hegseth and the others. “I think it’s a stretch. I think it looks desperate. I think it probably helps Pete a ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense secretary after a narrow Senate ... The other side Democrats, the minority in the Senate, had helped confirm Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John ...