President-elect Donald Trump’s other nominees pushed Wednesday through a gauntlet of confirmation hearings with the help of ...

Senate Democrats did nothing to change any minds, hearts, or votes about the defense secretary nominee. Too often, their ...

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, seen by Trump allies as a pivotal vote, said she would back the defense secretary pick.

Pete Hegseth’s views on women in combat were a matter of public record long before the Senate Armed Services Committee heard ...

Hegseth needs only 50 of the 53 Senate Republicans to vote for him to be confirmed, and it’s even possible he may pick up a Democratic vote. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who met with Hegseth last week, ...

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

Pete Hegseth, center, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, ...

The report doesn't offer material from Hegseth's ex-wives or a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth has ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) accused senators of working while drinking during defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s ...

Hegseth failed to prove that he’s up for the job; Republican senators failed to do their jobs; and Trump failed to choose a ...

U.S. Representatives Jason Crow and Gabe Evans talked to CBS News Colorado about the nominee who has faced criticism over his ...

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for secretary of defense, faced questioning from Sen. Warren and Sen. Shaheen over his comments on ...