The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth’s nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation. The Republican senators are ...

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a ...

The Republican-controlled Senate is expected to vote on whether to confirm Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, reportedly paid a $50,000 settlement to a woman who ...

The full Senate voted 51-49 on Thursday to advance Hegseth's nomination, paving the way for a final confirmation vote Friday.

Confirmation hearings get underway this week on Capitol Hill, as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, ...

The Pentagon on Monday swore in Robert G. Salesses as the acting secretary of Defense while President Trump’s nominee Pete Hegseth awaits Senate confirmation. Salesses was sworn in just after noon, ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke with reporters outside the White House on Wednesday, highlighting ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has named an acting defense secretary because his choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has not yet been confirmed by the Senate. Robert Salesses ...

Pete Hegseth is closer to Senate confirmation as Trump's Defense secretary despite controversy and allegations of serious impropriety.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, underwent his Senate confirmation hearings on ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted in favor of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon. Hegseth, 44, is a combat veteran and former Fox News host.