Republicans appear poised to confirm Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the government’s largest and most complex agency ...

The Senate begins holding confirmation hearings Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, starting with Pete ...

Pete Hegseth must be approved by the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee before he can go before the full Senate for ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, underwent his Senate confirmation hearings on ...

Miss., chair of the Armed Services Committee, has signaled Hegseth is likely to be confirmed as defense secretary.

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing stiff criticism from Democrats—but most Republicans back ...

The Defense secretary nominee said he’ll ‘look under the hood’ if confirmed.

Hegseth will try to convince members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that he should be the next secretary ...

Even though Trump has not officially been inaugurated, the Senate can confirm cabinet members before his Oath of Office.

The Defense nominee must overcome doubts about his qualifications.

Watch President-elect Donald Donald Trump's nominee to head the department of defense, Pete Hegseth is set to face the Senate ...

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa announced on Tuesday that she would be voting for Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee ...