WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

Sen. Dave McCormick owes the people of Pennsylvania a real explanation of his recent votes. He voted to install Pete Hegseth at the head of the Department of Defense, even though Hegseth’s only prior ...

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More Senate hearings are coming up for President Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet. Next in line is Lori Chavez-DeRemer, ...

Powerless to stop President Trump or Russell T. Vought, the nominee to lead the White House budget office, Democrats pulled an all-nighter to show their opposition. By Robert Jimison Reporting ...

Senate Democrats are bracing to stay in the chamber overnight to make the case against the nomination of Russell Vought to serve as the White House’s next budget chief, who is expected to be ...

The Senate on Wednesday teed up a final vote on the nomination of Russell Vought ... I had to do with Pete Hegseth,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told The Hill shortly after Vought’s nomination ...

WASHINGTON — An affidavit by a former sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of Defense, alleges that Hegseth regularly flew into alcohol-fueled rages ...

Every one of Hegseth’s predecessors emphasized unity and a diverse military as key to national progress and defense. Ad Policy For the first time since being confirmed, US Secretary of Defense ...

Pete Hegseth, confirmed by the Senate as defense ... For our sake, let's hope and pray he can rise to the occasion. Nicole Russell is an opinion columnist with USA TODAY. She lives in Texas ...

If Pete Hegseth can ensure that our nation's enemies understand the losing stakes of confronting the U.S. military, he might just succeed at keeping us all safe. For our sake, let's hope and pray he ...