Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified as the Trump administration faces criticism over its decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles in response to protests over local immigration raids.

Pete Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday for a final Senate vote to advance his confirmation to lead the Department of Defense, setting up a high-stakes showdown. A motion to invoke ...

Two GOP senators said they will not support President Trump’s Defense pick Pete Hegseth, who can only afford to lose three Republican votes and still clinch the nomination. The final Senate vote ...

Instead of a decisive showdown between Hegseth and the Democrats, his Senate Armed Services Committee hearing amounted to an inconclusive standoff with neither side yielding ground, a result that ...

Photo: Christian Monterrosa/AFP/Getty Images Americans didn’t learn much about Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth at his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, but they did learn more about the ...

President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, was interrupted by at least three protesters during his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. "Veterans are ...

One Senate Republican aide said Ernst has to proceed extremely carefully in how she handles Hegseth’s nomination if she wants to get the nod as Trump’s plan B to lead the Defense Department.

Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, opposed Hegseth. Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his ...

Washington — The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, approving President Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon after a contentious battle over his nomination.

Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote Friday. Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on Friday night was ...

An attorney for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth sent a letter to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Wednesday, attempting to discredit new allegations detailed ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for defense secretary, took part in a high-stakes Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday that could determine whether his nomination ...