All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats raced to bolster fresh allegations about his personal conduct.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization ...

Three days ahead of Trump’s return to the White House, many of his most prominent Cabinet choices have sailed relatively ...

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's ...

Republicans have a three-seat majority in the Senate, and nominees only need to reach a simple majority to be confirmed.

Hegseth is set to begin confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. In his opening statement obtained by NBC News, he leans into ...

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump's picks for the Cabinet. Many nominees have met with senators ...

Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem will all sit at witness tables in Senate confirmation hearings this week ...

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks will undergo Senate confirmation hearings this week, starting on January 14.

The Senate battle to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks will begin in earnest on Tuesday, as his controversial ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense ... some things that some of those more traditional nominees didn’t bring,” said North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer, a Republican member ...

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators on Tuesday for the first time after weeks of privately ...