As early as Monday, the Senate will vote on whether or not to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense. The secretary of defense oversees the Defense Department, acting as the principal ...

President-elect Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to restore the names of Confederate generals on nine southern ...

The Democrats’ refusal to question Hegseth over his fascist politics underscores that their priority is not the defense of ...

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

When Mr. Kaine pressed on and on about Mr. Hegseth’s marriage vows, implying that since he broke those, he then lacked the ...

Pete Hegseth’s views on women in combat were a matter of public record long before the Senate Armed Services Committee heard ...

Hegseth needs only 50 of the 53 Senate Republicans to vote for him to be confirmed, and it’s even possible he may pick up a Democratic vote. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who met with Hegseth last week, ...

Sen. Angus King of Maine questioned President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Defense during a contentious hearing Tuesday, asking Pete Hegseth about his past statements on women in ...

The hearing was a study in contrasts between Democrats pointing out Hegseth's glaring inadequacy to head the most powerful ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, appeared at the Capitol today for a contentious four-hour ...

WASHINGTON — Senators jockeyed to magnify contrasting aspects of Pete Hegseth’s life at his confirmation hearing Tuesday on ...

He can communicate so well to the American people," Waltz said, adding that Hegseth can articulate "why we need what we need ...