N.C., is going all in on Kash Patel despite being a holdout on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whose confirmation came down ...

McConnell's vote of conscience against Pete Hegseth, following decades of obstruction, was rendered meaningless after J.D.

The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmation hearing in mid-January 2025 ...

Hegseth has made plain that his goal is to enhance the unbridled “lethality” of American military forces without handcuffs imposed by the law of armed conflict.

Three Trump picks will get committee hearings on Wednesday as Republicans work to get his nominations confirmed.

The Alabama senator, who took office in 2022, is a rising star. The Laken Riley Act she sponsored is expected to be the first ...

To be confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can afford to lose no more than three Republican votes if all ...

They’re mad because McConnell had the audacity to speak the absolute truth — that Pete Hegseth, who allegedly drinks too much ...

Senate Republicans are under growing pressure from prominent former Republican officials to reject President Trump’s pick to ...

His nomination roiled FBI insiders, with reports emerging that the bureau could face mass resignations should he secure the ...

Pete Hegseth is widely seen as a threat to the establishment that governs the Defense Department and its related industries.

On a call with Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, six Democratic governors pushed him to slow down the confirmation ...