The US Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense on Thursday. In a 51-49 vote, the debate on his nomination was ended. A final confirmation vote is expected Friday.

Pompeo and Hook had been involved in the U.S.’s aggressive stance toward Iran during the first Trump administration, and Pompeo was reportedly a driving force behind convincing Trump to have General ...

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday she is "unable to support" Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense. She's the first Republican to state her opposition to President Trump's nominee ahead of ...

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth narrowly earned enough Republican support to clear a key Senate hurdle and is now all but assured confirmation.

Moderte Sen. Susan Collins said she will not be backing Pete Hegseth for the role of secretary of defense under the Trump administration.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of Presi ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his nomination. The vote on ending debate came down to the wire, ...

Trump said that Hegseth would bring a new perspective to the Pentagon and rebuild the “most powerful military in the world.” ...

Pete Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday to advance his confirmation to lead the Defense Department for a final ...

The Republican-led chamber, requiring only a simple majority, voted to clear a procedural step and set the stage for confirmation likely this weekend.