WASHINGTON – The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation Friday, prioritizing ...

The Senate is poised to hold a vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as secretary of defense, late Friday evening.

Even the president isn’t sure if his defense-secretary pick can squeak through what is expected to be an extremely close ...

New negative revelations about Hegseth surface ahead of tight confirmation vote - Hegseth told a senator he paid $50,000 to ...