Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...

Newly-confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received strong praise from President Trump and other Republicans following a ...

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

I would support you to be spokesperson for the Pentagon,” Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal acidly told Pete Hegseth during ...

As you can see in the charts below, some of Trump's nominees have career paths that would be familiar in any presidential ...

A tiebreaking vote by Vice President JD Vance was needed after Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch ...

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth been confirmed as Defense Secretary, a victory for President Donald Trump amid disturbing ...

U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul nearly universally stuck with their parties in voting in favor of confirming ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense Secretary, poses for a photo with Cabinet picks, other nominees and appointments, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington ...

Meanwhile, in Washington, the Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense ... Department curtails prosecutions for blocking reproductive health care facilities President Donald Trump ...

Pete Hegseth ... dust on his boots” lead the Defense Department. But reports surfaced shortly after Hegseth’s nomination that an unnamed woman had accused Trump’s Pentagon pick of raping ...

The vote came amid concerns about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and abusive ...