Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in a series of controversies. Two Republicans are opposed to Hegseth.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization ...

Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, will face sharp questioning from Democratic senators at a confirmation ...

Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump pick to face a confirmation hearing.

Hegseth 'doing a great job': top Republican Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., tells reporters Pete Hegseth 'will be confirmed.' Kate ...

Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services ...

Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, walks through a Senate office building Dec. 17, 2024. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth ...

A disgruntled former employee of veterans advocacy group once led by Pete Hegseth has reportedly provided Senate Democrats with ammunition to use against the defense secretary-designate ahead of ...

Jim Banks of Indiana laced into Democrats over what he said are attempts to delay confirmation hearings for Trump nominees, in particular that of the Department of Defense pick Pete Hegseth. Banks ...