Republican Sen. Susan Collins voted Thursday against advancing President Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, who has ...

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

Hegseth’s nomination: Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, survived a crucial procedural vote that ...

A group of top Senate Republican lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday to re-impose a Foreign Terrorist Organization ...

Hegseth faced intense questioning from Democrats in his Armed Services Committee hearing ... had three audiences— the committee, the United States Senate, and the general American public ...

and doing my job as a United States Senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense," Ernst said in a statement. "As I serve on the Armed Services Committee, I will work ...