Sen. John Thune (R-SD) won’t assume his new role as Senate majority leader until the next Congress is seated Jan. 3. But he’s ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was involved in a police investigation into an alleged sexual ...

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged ...

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"Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country," Trump wrote. "Pete is tough, smart and a ...

The Senate should not use its constitutional advice-and-consent powers to obstruct Trump's plan to finally drain the leftist ...

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy called Donald Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz for attorney general a "red alert moment for ...

The selection of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Trump Defense Department has renewed scrutiny of his political and ...

There was surprise when Donald Trump announced that he was tapping Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense.

Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon was investigated for an alleged assault in California in 2017, though no charges were filed.

Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) said Fox News’s Pete Hegseth was only selected to serve as the Secretary of Defense because ...