Pete Hegseth’s confirmation vote from the Senate on Friday night, in a tie broken by Vice President J.D. Vance, was helped by ...

More Trump nominees with potentially rocky paths to confirmation face hearings in the Senate this week, including Tulsi ...

Late Friday evening, North Carolina’s Sen. Thom Tillis was the key vote leading to confirmation of Pete Hegseth, 44, as the ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.

Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Department of Defense on Saturday, after a narrow vote in the Senate. The vote on ...

Social media critics raked Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) over the coals after he, along with Vice President J.D. Vance, ...

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

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

The North Carolina Republican said he did his “due diligence” and deferred to the Senate Armed Services Committee endorsement ...

Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back Trump ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...