Miss., chair of the Armed Services Committee, has signaled Hegseth is likely to be confirmed as defense secretary.

Watch President-elect Donald Donald Trump's nominee to head the department of defense, Pete Hegseth is set to face the Senate ...

The scrutiny over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership at the Pentagon has been a long time coming on Capitol Hill.

Senate Republicans are divided on their view of the deadly Sept. 2 strikes in the Caribbean as congressional inquiries into the matter mount, with some arguing that subduing suspected drug boats is ...

The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is calling for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to testify under oath about the second strike the U.S. military conducted that killed survivors of an ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a roundtable in the State Dining Room of the White House, Oct. 23, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP) Hegseth, however, has the ability to declassify material and the ...