This post has been updated with statements from Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Jack Reed. The Senate on Friday confirmed Pete ...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker called during a hearing ... Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the panel’s ranking Democrat, expressed alarm about Mr. Trump’s approach to ...

While President Donald Trump starts his second term many of his cabinet nominees are still awaiting confirmation in the ...

The US Senate late Friday night approved Pete Hegseth President Donald Trumps nominee for defense secretary on a mostly party ...

Roger Wicker, R-Miss ... and said that may just be what makes him an "excellent choice." Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Hegseth ...

WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans voting against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth on ...

His attorney, Timothy Parlatore, declined to comment Thursday on the dollar figure, which was previously unknown.

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

Roger Wicker and Jack Reed, the committee's Republican head and top Democratic member. His nomination was also dogged by an eight-year-old sexual assault allegation against him. Hegseth paid off ...

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in several controversies. Two ...