Pete Hegseth ... for securing Senate approval to lead the Pentagon. A review is necessary, he said, “to ensure the standards have not been eroded.” Hegseth’s confirmation hearing marked ...

Hegseth’s confirmation hearing marked the first major test of ... units such as tank or artillery units. Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee pressed Hegseth on the contrast between ...

A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. “There’s big issues of character that have ...

President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, was interrupted by at least three protesters during his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. "Veterans are ...

The Issue: Senate confirmation hearings for Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth. Democrats have acted disrespectfully during this confirmation hearing (“Heg­seth braves Senate smears ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for defense secretary, took part in a high-stakes Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday that could determine whether his nomination ...

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Hegseth, 44, is among 13 Trump nominees who will appear before the Senate this week as Trump prepares ... on how he prepared for his confirmation hearing. Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald ...

WASHINGTON − Pete Hegseth, the combat veteran, former Fox News host and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, faces a Senate hearing Tuesday expected to center on his ...