It will take a simple majority of 50 senators to advance Hegseth’s confirmation in Thursday’s vote. Most Republicans, who hold a 53-seat majority in the chamber, have signaled they will back the ...

Some Republican lawmakers say they are taking seriously recent allegations that the man nominated to lead the Pentagon abused alcohol and engaged in erratic behavior.

Daily on Defense: 10,000 troops destined for border, Hegseth vote expected today, Houthis redesignated terrorists, Judges recoil at revisionist Jan. 6 history.

"What do you mean you didn't see the insurrection? You lived it! This is like a Titanic survivor saying, "I haven't seen the ...

Sutton was convicted in September 2024 of second-degree murder, conspiracy to obstruct and obstruction of justice and sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison. The same jury convicted Zabavsky of conspiracy ...

President Donald Trump is already testing the limits of Hill Democrats who have vowed to be less antagonistic the second time ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), one of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment ...

“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest,” a spokesperson for the agency ...

Republicans pushed forward with Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense on Wednesday even after a damaging report ...

Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that ...

It's hard to tell just where retired General Mark Milley's portrait once hung in the Pentagon's prestigious E-ring hallway, ...

Duffey, Trump said in a December social media post, is the nominee to run the Pentagon’s office for acquisition and ...