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

U.S. Sen. Angus King joined Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday in voting against the nomination of former Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S.

Though Trump started off his first full day as president by unceremoniously firing four prominent appointees from Biden’s ...

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Pete Hegseth’s ex-sister-in-law sent an affidavit to the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding his nomination.

In a statement the following day, Trump’s acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman announced that ...

VIBE CHECK — A ban on TikTok in the United States took effect late Saturday night, but service wasn’t even suspended for a full day before it came back online. When the social media platform returned ...

Former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a former Air Force Reserve chaplain, a veteran of the Iraq ...

Here’s what Republican senators told ABC News after President Donald Trump issued pardons for Jan. 6 violent offenders.

The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted to advance Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary ...

Many Republicans on Capitol Hill do not agree with President Donald Trump's decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the ...