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.

In President Donald Trump’s first television interview in the Oval Office since returning to the White House, he told Fox News he “might have to” cut funding for sanctuary cities, rebuffed concerns ...

Pompeo and Hook had been involved in the U.S.’s aggressive stance toward Iran during the first Trump administration, and Pompeo was reportedly a driving force behind convincing Trump to have General ...

Trump said that Hegseth would bring a new perspective to the Pentagon and rebuild the “most powerful military in the world.” ...

President Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, asserting unprecedented executive power and daring anyone to stop him ...

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the first Republican to come out against Pete Hegseth’s nomination to become the Secretary of Defense. In a lengthy statement posted on X/Twitter, Murkowski explained ...