Hegseth faced intense questioning from Democrats in his Armed Services Committee hearing ... and he has also vowed to "demand ...

Ernst sits on the Senate Armed Services ... the average United States senator supervises." Members of the audience were vocal in their approval of the remark. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand blasted ...

Republicans on the Senate Armed Services ... the Pentagon as the United States faces threats from Russia, China, Iran and adversaries around the world. If approved by the committee, the full ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for Defense secretary, on Tuesday emerged largely unscathed from an at times ...

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

Democrats grilled Trump’s defense secretary pick over ugly allegations against him. But barring a last-minute surprise, he ...

“Mr. Hegseth had three audiences: the committee, the United States Senate and the American ... Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), who asked how he could lead an active-duty ...

Hegseth is set to begin confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. In his opening statement obtained by NBC News, he leans into ...

Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, was dragged by Democrats for his misogynist lies about women in the ...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, came under fire during his confirmation hearing on ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee has typically been one of ... you guys hold yourselves to higher standards." Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., who has championed victims of sexual assault ...