Pete Hegseth, a military veteran and former Fox News host, has been confirmed as President Donald Trump’s Secretary of ...

Pete Hegseth's nomination once appeared on shaky ground amid allegations that included sexual misconduct and financial ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

Trump's pick to direct national intelligence efforts will get a key Senate vote to tee up her confirmation later this week.

Several nominees for Cabinet roles with President Donald Trump’s administration still must be confirmed by the Senate.

Update: Pete Hegseth was confirmed by the Senate Friday night as the new secretary of defense by a slim 51-50 margin, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote after three ...

Pete Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday for a final Senate vote to advance his confirmation to lead the Department of Defense, setting up a high-stakes showdown. A motion to invoke ...

The accusations came as the Republican-led Senate prepares for a vote on Hegseth's confirmation. The slim Republican Senate majority means that Hegseth can lose support from no more than three ...

Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to probe what’s driving the price hikes ...

Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee pressed Hegseth on the contrast between his past statements and those he has made after being selected for the Pentagon’s top job, accusing him ...

(Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool) Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. “There’s big issues of character that have ...