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, Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, withstood hours of questioning during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.

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.

Republicans on the Senate Armed Services ... the Pentagon as the United States faces threats from Russia, China, Iran and adversaries around the world. If approved by the committee, the full ...