Republican lawmakers congratulated Pete Hegseth after he was narrowly confirmed as defense secretary on Friday, with GOP senators saying they were proud to vote for him.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, faced some tough questions from Democrats on the ...

Columnist David Marcus writes that the three senators who voted against Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense seem to have missed the point while looking for a more traditional nominee.

N.C., is going all in on Kash Patel despite being a holdout on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whose confirmation came down ...

Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon ... Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) January 23, 2025 Senate GOP leaders rushed to advance ...

Pete Hegseth vehemently denied the accusation and ... as well as his hostility to women serving in combat. But he allayed GOP fears with a confident display at his confirmation hearing.

Pete Hegseth seemingly has at least the 50 votes he needs to get across the finish line. Two potential swing votes in the GOP conference — Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and John Curtis (R-Utah ...

The North Carolina senator provided pivotal 50th “yes” vote to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis told Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law that a sworn statement about his alleged alcohol ...

Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, who initially did not publicly back Pete Hegseth's nomination as secretary of Defense, publicly questioned the nominee on Tuesday morning on her three "very ...

I want you to mentally bracket out for a second the very serious allegation of sexual assault against Pete Hegseth, the man Donald Trump wants to be his defense secretary. Yes, it is an ...

Pete Hegseth has lost the support of two GOP senators ahead of a final confirmation vote. Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense still seems to have a majority of senators in his corner.