Pete Hegseth, a military veteran and former Fox News host, has been confirmed as President Donald Trump’s Secretary of ...

Trump's pick to direct national intelligence efforts will get a key Senate vote to tee up her confirmation later this week.

Pete Hegseth's nomination once appeared on shaky ground amid allegations that included sexual misconduct and financial ...

Several nominees for Cabinet roles with President Donald Trump’s administration still must be confirmed by the Senate.

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

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 ...

The accusations came as the Republican-led Senate prepares for a vote on Hegseth's confirmation. The slim Republican Senate majority means that Hegseth can lose support from no more than three ...

Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to probe what’s driving the price hikes ...

(Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool) Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pete Hegseth was sworn in Saturday as the nation’s 29th secretary of defense, quickly joining President ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington ...