Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, called the FBI’s background check of ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. secretary of defense, is facing a barrage of questions from ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has publicly faced senators for the first time.

In a combative hearing, no Republicans came out against Pete Hegseth as he made his case to overhaul the Pentagon.

Jack Reed (D-R.I.). “We are currently experiencing the most dangerous national security moment since WWII,” said U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). Wicker and Reed led the work on the ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, underwent his Senate confirmation hearings on ...

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are beginning their nomination process this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense ...

Republican president-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, came under fire early at a Senate confirmation hearing on matters ranging from diversity in the ...

Roger Wicker, R-Miss., called Hegseth's nomination to lead the Defense Department "unconventional" but compared him to Trump, ...