As the dust settles on the fight over Pete Hegseth's nomination, his confirmation is emblematic of a larger truth about the ...

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.

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin accused his colleagues of voting while drunk during a heated confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth is widely expected to face the steepest uphill battle of any nominee for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet.

Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), whose chances to be President ... “Our next commander in chief selected Pete Hegseth to serve in this role, and after our conversations, hearing from Iowans, and doing ...

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) reaffirmed his pressure on President-elect Trump’s Department of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and said he asked tough questions last week because his Republican colleagues ...

Joni Ernst of Iowa, who had been seen as a key Republican skeptic of Pete Hegseth’s nomination ... the scandal-plagued former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.

The Alaska Republican’s decision Thursday comes ahead of a crucial test vote to advance Hegseth’s nomination toward confirmation.

Secretary of Defense hopeful Pete Hegseth is appearing for a high-stakes ... following former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz scrapping his bid for attorney general. But some Republicans have reportedly ...