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 ...

The Republican-led chamber, requiring only a simple majority, voted to clear a procedural step and set the stage for confirmation likely this weekend.

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in a series of controversies.

The Senate voted largely along party lines Thursday to advance Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary ...

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown had sued to block the executive order, calling it “unconstitutional, un-American and cruel.” ...

The tactics are reminiscent of the ones taken the first time Trump entered the White House. At the time, Democrats homed in ...

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department plans to investigate and potentially prosecute state and local officials who do ...

As of Thursday morning, the former House of Representatives member was in the Veterans Committee as part of the confirmation ...

Kenneth Marcus' name was stripped from a resolution confirming Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's nominees to George Mason University's Board of Visitors.

Senate Republicans are steamrolling ahead on Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, and a new report detailing ...

One of the most vexing political questions throughout American history has been the role and importance of the vice president ...