None of the 13 Democrats on the Armed Services Committee appeared to believe Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News ...

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Defense ...

GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, a key vote on Pete Hegseth's confirmation as secretary of defense, said Tuesday she is supporting his ...

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the ...

Pete Hegseth vows to bring “warrior culture’” to the military if confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump’s defense ...

None of President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees can be confirmed until he takes office on Jan. 20 – and expect a traffic jam ...

Mediators were making a final push Wednesday to seal a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, after a Qatari official involved ...

Pete Hegseth faced intense scrutiny from senators during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense, addressing ...

Maine Senator Angus King was among the Senators demanding answers from the Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth Tuesday.

Pete Hegseth spent several hours in front of the Senate, where Democrats repeatedly questioned his fitness for the position ...

The Iowa Republican’s decision dramatically increases the likelihood that Mr. Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s defense secretary.

Lawmakers and allies weighed in on Trump's defense secretary nominee and the questioning he faced from senators during his ...