Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal told Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, that he would be a good "spokesperson for the Pentagon" but he is not qualified to lead the ...

Sec of Defe nominee Pete Hegseth was grilled by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) over multiple examples of the former Fox News host's ...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary is facing senators for the first time after weeks of questions from ...

New York Democrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand questioned Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, about the role of women in the military: SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND: I have many concerns ...

Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary is heading into a potentially explosive Senate confirmation hearing.

Ahead of the hearing, allies said defense-secretary nominee Pete Hegseth had one big job on Tuesday: to stay calm and not ...

Smith also called out Trump’s attempts to attack and undermine the investigation, noting that a “significant challenge” for ...

The Hegseth hearing is Tuesday's main − and only − event. Senators are asking the former Fox and Friends co-host to explain ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Defense, will answer questions Tuesday in a public ...

Wearing camouflage fatigues, the protestors stood on their chairs and began condemning Hegseth throughout his opening remarks ...

Ms. Ernst says she has had several ‘frank conversations’ with Mr. Hegseth in recent weeks.

Already the subject of much public scrutiny, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the U.S. military, Pete Hegseth, appears on Capitol Hill today for the opening of Senate confirmation hearings.