The journey for Pete Hegseth to become the next secretary of defense passed a hurdle Thursday as the Senate voted ...

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

Newly-confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth received strong praise from President Trump and other Republicans following a ...

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

Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan ... On Thursday, NBC News obtained answers Hegseth provided to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., as part of the confirmation process ...

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

Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.

Barring a last-minute surprise, it looks like Pete Hegseth will be the next defense secretary after all. The Senate is on track to vote on his confirmation Friday evening, and the former Fox host ...

The Senate has officially confirmed Pete Hegseth's defense secretary appointment under the Trump administration on Friday.

The settlement’s existence after a 2017 accusation had been documented before the defense secretary nominee’s confirmation ...

By Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge had put the order on a brief stay while challenges to the administration work their way ...

ANALYSIS: Democrats have offered little pushback to Trump since he won. Now, Eric Garcia reports, they’re preparing for ...