Sen. Blumenthal grilled SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth on his qualifications despite reaffirming current support for the job ...

A telling moment in the supremely depressing Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the Fox News personality who is Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, came right at the beginning, when ...

Pete Hegseth must be approved by the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee before he can go before the full Senate for ...

The former combat veteran and TV news show host says he will be a “change agent” and a “warrior” for the department.

It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a ...

Wicker did not specify what day the vote would take place, but said it could be as late as next Thursday if Senate Democrats ...

At the hearing, Democrats questioned Hegseth’s bona fides—he has no experience leading a large organization—and his fitness ...

Pete Hegseth’s nomination hearing on Tuesday was expected to deliver fireworks — and it didn’t disappoint. While Republicans gave Hegseth the chance to push back against allegations ranging from ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Monday said President-elect Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth will try to convince members of the Senate ... Current Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a ...

Pete Hegseth vowed to foster a "warrior culture" at the Pentagon and be a "change agent." He did not address the allegations ...