As the dust settles on the fight over Pete Hegseth's nomination, his confirmation is emblematic of a larger truth about the ...

Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump pick to face a confirmation hearing.

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin accused his colleagues of voting while drunk during a heated confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth is widely expected to face the steepest uphill battle of any nominee for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) reaffirmed his pressure on President-elect Trump’s Department of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and said he asked tough questions last week because his Republican colleagues ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination ... the scandal-plagued former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.

The Alaska Republican’s decision Thursday comes ahead of a crucial test vote to advance Hegseth’s nomination toward confirmation.

Secretary of Defense hopeful Pete Hegseth appeared for a high-stakes ... following former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz scrapping his bid for attorney general. But some Republicans have reportedly signaled ...

Secretary of Defense hopeful Pete Hegseth is appearing for a high-stakes ... following former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz scrapping his bid for attorney general. But some Republicans have reportedly ...