The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary in a dramatic late-night vote. Republicans pushed back questions about Hegseth's qualifications amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

Kennedy, Jr, the anti-vaccine advocate at Health and Human Services. “Is Pete Hegseth truly the best we have to offer?” said Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, urging his colleagues to think ...

Hegseth, through his attorney, firmly denied the latest allegations, which come as his nomination to lead the Pentagon is set to go before the Senate this week.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.

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The Senate on Friday night voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance stepped in to cast the tiebreaking vote. Hegseth’s nomination had been hampered by allegations of misconduct.

Three of President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees faced sharp questions in the Senate during hearings Thursday from Democrats as well as several Republican senators in what amounted to the most direct skepticism from GOP senators over Trump’s nominees to date.

Democrats harshly criticized President Donald Trump for a news conference Thursday in which he said that his predecessors and diversity were to blame for Wednesday night’s fatal collision of an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Watch live as Trump continues his crackdown on illegal immigration and takes executive action on federal aid and DEI initiatives.

Watch live as Trump continues his crackdown on illegal immigration and takes executive action on federal aid and DEI initiatives.

President Trump's priorities of immigration enforcement and promoting U.S. interests in the Panama Canal lead the political agenda in Washington.

Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, made her debut in the briefing room Tuesday, saying that podcasters and social media influencers could apply to