It will take a simple majority of 50 senators to advance Hegseth’s confirmation in Thursday’s vote. Most Republicans, who hold a 53-seat majority in the chamber, have signaled they will back the ...

President Donald Trump is already testing the limits of Hill Democrats who have vowed to be less antagonistic the second time ...

As senators weigh the Pentagon nominee's fate, the former Fox News host is dealing with yet another personal controversy.

One by one, President-elect Donald Trump's hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place. Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth was ...

The confirmation process for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Cabinet is underway. After a Tuesday hearing with ...

John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a ...

The confirmation process for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Cabinet is underway. After a Tuesday hearing with Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, several other key members of the ...

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst announced that she would vote for Pete Hegseth to become Defense Secretary, making his path to Senate ...

Trump poised to get his Pentagon pick GOP casts blame for Los Angeles fires Biden’s final lap Blinken: Negotiators “on the ...

Pete Hegseth pitched himself as a "change agent" to lead the Defense Department while Democrats excoriated him as unfit ...

Ernst, an Army veteran and rape survivor, had previously expressed concerns over Hegseth’s past comments about women in ...

Pete Hegseth said he now supports women serving in combat roles so long as they meet the same standards as men -- a policy ...