The Senate on Friday night voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance stepped in to ...

Senate Republicans confirmed Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, despite allegations of sex abuse, alcohol abuse, and other problematic behavior.

Whatever is needed at the border will be provided,” Pete Hegseth, the new defense secretary, told reporters on Monday.

I want to give Pete Hegseth a chance. He has passion for defending the United States and real-world experience in what it ...

Hegseth has tended to blame “left-wing media” for turning him into a victim of a “smear campaign” orchestrated by “anonymous ...

The Senate’s 50-50 vote for Pete Hegseth marked the second time in history that a vice president was called upon to break the ...

The United States Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the new Secretary of Defense this Friday, highlighting deep divisions ...

Vice President J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically ...

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Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense ... the information was not shared with Congress as senators consider Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon.