Billionaire businessman Elon Musk is on a collision course with lawmakers on Capitol Hill who are starting to challenge his ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

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

The confirmation vote was razor thin because three key GOP senators — Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Alaska's Lisa Murkoswski ...

WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans voting against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth on ...

The Senate is voting late Friday evening on the nomination Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to serve as secretary of defense. Hegseth arrived at the Capitol with his wife and children about ...

The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary Friday after he survived a bruising struggle with Democrats ...

This post has been updated with statements from Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Jack Reed. The Senate on Friday confirmed Pete ...

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

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental ...

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a ...