Even though Trump has not officially been inaugurated, the Senate can confirm cabinet members before his Oath of Office.

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced scrutiny over his level of experience and ...

South Korea has rejected a characterization of North Korea as a "nuclear power" by President-elect Donald Trump's defense ...

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His attorney, Tim Parlatore, told Newsweek: "If Mr. Hegseth's unfamiliarity with an economic union to which the United States ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for secretary of defense, was grilled on Tuesday during his Senate ...

Elissa Slotkin, Michigan's new US senator, wanted to know if Pete Hegseth would reject an unlawful order to use the military ...

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

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations ...

The Senate begins holding confirmation hearings Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, starting with Pete ...

The Defense secretary nominee said he’ll ‘look under the hood’ if confirmed.