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

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

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

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

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 ...

Sahil Kapur Reporting from Washington Hegseth was met with a friendly reception from Senate Republicans at his hearing today before the Armed Services Committee, which signaled it would get behind ...

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