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

The GOP-controlled Senate Armed Services Committee voted 14–13 along party lines to advance Hegseth’s nomination Monday ...

The GOP-controlled ... my job as a United States senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense,” said Ernst, a member of the Armed Services Committee.

Pete Hegseth needs a simple majority in the Senate for confirmation. With Republicans holding a 53-47 majority, he requires at least 51 votes. Given Senator Murkowski's opposition, Hegseth must secure ...

The tactics are reminiscent of the ones taken the first time Trump entered the White House. At the time, Democrats homed in ...

Republicans appear poised to confirm Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the government’s largest and most complex agency ...

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik, the nominee to become ambassador to the U.N., seemed mostly to impress Senate Foreign Relations members ...

In a private vote, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved Mr. Hegseth ... experts predict they would be bad news for the United States, Canada and Mexico, with few winners.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced Thursday that she would vote against confirming Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense.

Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States on Monday ... A majority on the Senate Armed Services Committee voted in favor ot Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to ...