Trump's nominees avoid grilling and skirt through confirmation process despite initial public outcry - ANALYSIS: Trump has ...

Mitch McConnell’s Unburdened Era has begun ... (The other, of course, was Mike Pence to get Betsy DeVos across the line as ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was sworn in on Saturday, issued a statement outlining his top priorities for the ...

Pete Hegseth secured the role of U.S. defense secretary after a tie-breaking vote by Vice President JD Vance. His ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

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

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary late Friday in a dramatic tie-breaking vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations ...

Mitch McConnell, the influential former Republican leader ... when Vice President Mike Pence cast the vote to confirm Betsy ...

On Friday, Pete Hegseth became the second person to be confirmed to a cabinet secretary post when Vice President JD Vance ...