Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed nothing but support for his candidacy at a confirmation hearing.

Democrats’ hopes of defeating any of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees appear to be fizzling as Senate committees prepare for the first week of hearings. Senate Democrats have

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President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet is beginning to take shape as six of his nominees appear on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for hearings with Senate committees.

What does Donald Trump’s choice of Pete Hegseth, whose confirmation hearing for defense secretary will take place Tuesday, tell us about Trump’s ideal of military leadership and his vision for the country’s armed forces?

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, increasing the nominee’s chances of becoming the next head

Donald Trump’s controversial nominee could soon be confirmed by Republicans to lead the Department of Defense.

Trump's incoming White House national security adviser Mike Waltz, currently still serving in the House, introduced and endorsed Hegseth for ... Director John Ratcliffe for CIA director; and ...

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr.? Here’s this week’s full Senate confirmation hearing schedule.

Trump's got the bullhorn now to say, ‘MAGA nation is watching,’” said outgoing Dallas County Republican Party Chair Kelley Koch.