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

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker of Mississippi says prior to a tied vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to ...

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 ...

Vice President Vance on Friday broke a Senate tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as President Trump’s secretary of Defense, capping ...

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 ...

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who stepped down from the leadership at the end of last year, cast a ...

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

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 ...

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