Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker ... those cases in the military. Reed told Wicker at the beginning of the hearing that he believes the FBI background check on Hegseth ...

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...

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

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

This post has been updated with statements from Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Jack Reed. The Senate on Friday confirmed Pete ...

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 allegations of ...

His attorney, Timothy Parlatore, declined to comment Thursday on the dollar figure, which was previously unknown.

President Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, asserting unprecedented executive power and ...