Pete Hegseth’s controversial nomination as defense secretary moved a step closer to confirmation with the Senate Armed Services Committee recommending him to the job on party lines. U.S. Sen. Mark ...

Ariz., was part of a united Democratic contingent who view the Defense secretary nominee as a poor choice to lead the ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s ... allegations of sexual assault and poor management decisions, Sen. Mark Kelly said. During a testy confirmation hearing Tuesday, Kelly, D-Ariz., ...

Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks to the media before the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Capitol ...

Pete Hegseth needed the vice president's vote to break a Senate tie for his confirmation as Defense secretary. Kelly and Gallego of Arizona voted no.

Sen. Mark Kelly aptly exposes Pete Hegseth's fatal flaw as Defense secretary. It's the same one found in Kelly's Republican colleagues.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Defense, sat for a brutal four-hour confirmation hearing that was ...

Pete Hegseth faces Senate confirmation hearings as Trump's Defense Secretary pick. Newsweek's live blog is now closed.

Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona accused Pete Hegseth of lacking transparency during a confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick on Tuesday. During the hearing in ...