Hegseth was voted out of committee Monday along party lines. The Senate is expected to take up his nomination soon; it is ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off allegations of ...

Pete Hegseth was confirmed as defense secretary late Friday by the U.S. Senate after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 ...

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

23 (UPI) --The Senate Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of Defense ... Biden administration. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ...

Vice President Vance on Friday broke a Senate tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as President Trump’s secretary of Defense, capping ...

The former Fox News host faced allegations about sexual assault and excessive drinking, which he called smears.

Asked after Monday's vote whether he had concerns about Hegseth's inexperience, Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker ... United States Senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for ...

All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote ... knowledge of the findings. Senator Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi and ...

“I am ironclad in my assessment that the nominee, Mr. Hegseth, is prepared to be the next secretary of defense,” the chairman, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said in a statement on the eve of voting.