Pete Hegseth’s controversial nomination as defense secretary moved a step closer to confirmation with the Senate Armed Services Committee recommending him to the job on party lines. U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly,

Pete Hegseth’s controversial nomination as defense ... Committee recommending him to the job on party lines. U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., voted Monday against Hegseth, citing a lack of ...

Trump failed in his first term to bend the Pentagon to his will, facing delays and defiance from a group of military leaders who were determined to uphold its reputation for staying out of politics.

President Trump this week revoked a security detail for retired Gen. Mark Milley and announced an investigation into the former Joint Chiefs chair’s conduct, enacting promised retribution while

President Donald Trump's second White House is looking a lot like the inside of Mar-a-Lago, with extremely wealthy Americans taking key roles in his Republican administration.

The secretary of defense has been accused of alcohol abuse and various forms of misconduct — allegations he has denied.

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly says as the Senate considered the nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as Defense Secretary in the second Trump administration post cloture that Hegseth does not check any of the boxes for Defense Secretary,

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly says as the Senate considered the nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as Defense Secretary in the second Trump administration post cloture that the Senate was potentially confirming the most unprepared nominee to lead the Department of Defense that has ever been put forward,

With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead of a Senate vote to shore up support to become the nation’s defense secretary. The Senate late Friday

Pete Hegseth needed the vice president's vote to break a Senate tie for his confirmation as Defense secretary. Kelly and Gallego of Arizona voted no.

Danielle Hegseth also claimed that Samantha told her that she once hid in a closet at home because she was afraid. Hegseth has denied the allegations through his attorney, who called Danielle Hegseth an “anti-Trump far left Democrat who is divorced from Mr.