Pete Hegseth was sworn in to lead the Defense Department at the White House on Saturday morning during a ceremony officiated by Vice President JD Vance, who offered the tie-breaking vote on Friday ...

More Trump nominees with potentially rocky paths to confirmation face hearings in the Senate this week, including Tulsi ...

Tonight’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open had a very special surprise in store for viewers as Lin-Manuel Miranda popped up ...

Pete Hegseth has been sworn as the secretary of defense, taking the oath from Vice President JD Vance less than 12 hours ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

The Republican-controlled Senate on Friday night confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary by the narrowest of margins, ...

The newly sworn-in defense secretary outlined plans on Saturday to advance the president's defense priorities.

Republicans kept the Senate working Saturday to install the latest member of Trump’s national security team on a 59-34 vote.

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.

U.S. Sen Lisa Murkowski was alone in stridently opposing Trump’s blanket pardon for Jan. 6 defendants, and his order to ...

So far, three people have been confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet: former Sen. Marco Rubio as the secretary of state, John ...