Three of Trump’s most controversial nominees will testify before the Senate in what could be a make-or-break moment for his ...

Update: Pete Hegseth was confirmed by the Senate Friday night as the new secretary of defense by a slim 51-50 margin, with ...

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has served in the Senate for nearly a decade and is a key member of the Armed Services Committee. On Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 12:15 p.m. ET, Rounds joins The Post’s Leigh Ann ...

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Monday said President-elect Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is “vulnerable” to blackmail from U.S. foreign adversaries and reiterated her stance ...

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

The Senate on Thursday voted to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination to be President Donald Trump's defense secretary, putting ...

The GOP-controlled Senate Armed Services Committee voted 14–13 along party lines to advance Hegseth’s nomination Monday ...

Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet picks begin this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, ...

The nominee for secretary of defense defended himself against allegations that he had a problem with alcohol. “I am a man of ...

This year, my colleagues have selected me to lead the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). I am eager to take on the ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee voted along party lines to approve Pete Hegseth's nomination to be the next secretary of ...