Republicans have a three-seat majority in the Senate, and nominees only need to reach a simple majority to be confirmed.

South Korea has rejected a characterization of North Korea as a "nuclear power" by President-elect Donald Trump's defense ...

Lawmakers hear from Southern Miss, Miss. State and Ole Miss on how their universities are connecting veterans and military ...

On Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, faced his first confirmation ...

A well-connected Florida journalist rolled his eyes at a recent report that suggested Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) would not last ...

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense picked up the support of two Republicans after his ...

Hegseth awkwardly skirted firm answers on a number of topics related to his personal baggage and what he would do as defense ...

The Oklahoma Republican tried to defend Hegseth against allegations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse. It didn't go ...

Hegseth failed to prove that he’s up for the job; Republican senators failed to do their jobs; and Trump failed to choose a ...

Senators will grill Trump's choices to lead the Justice, State, Transportation and Energy departments,as well as the CIA and ...

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for attorney general, secretary of state and several other key Cabinet posts are set to ...