WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off allegations of ...

McConnell said in a statement that leading the United States Armed Forces ... as they have ever been." Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chair of the Armed Services Committee, which oversaw Hegseth's ...

McConnell said in a statement that leading the United States Armed Forces ... as they have ever been." Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chair of the Armed Services Committee, which oversaw Hegseth's ...

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

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman ... REUTERS “The United States faces the most dangerous security environment since World War II,”said Wicker, pointing to an “axis of aggressors ...

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