Donald Trump’s choices for the federal government roles range from conspiracy theorists to ones who are clearly unqualified. However, his most has to be Pete Hegseth. The former Fox News host is Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense.

I’m not a perfect person,” the Trump Pentagon pick said when confronted over his alleged drinking, extreme views on women in combat, and sexual assault claims. The ex-Fox News host had talking points ready—and Republicans seemed willing to buy them.

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

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) reaffirmed his pressure on President-elect Trump’s Department of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and said he asked tough questions last week because his Republican colleagues

Pete Hegseth is widely expected to face the steepest uphill battle of any nominee for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet.

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin accused his colleagues of voting while drunk during a heated confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth.

Awkward exchanges about the defense secretary hopeful’s past were plentiful as Democrats went after the first embattled Trump pick to face a confirmation hearing.

Tim Kaine said he pushed Defense Secretary-nominee Pete Hegseth about infidelity and sexual misconduct in a hearing last week because he believed it was the only way to get Republicans to consider voting against him.

The confirmation process for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Cabinet is underway. After a Tuesday hearing with Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, several other key members of the incoming administration went before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr.? Here’s this week’s full Senate confirmation hearing schedule.

The confirmation process for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Cabinet is underway. After a Tuesday hearing with Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, several other key members of the incoming administration are set to go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.

Undaunted, the weekend before Christmas, Trump throws a fresh stunner into the headlines. He declares he wants the US to retake the Panama Canal, which President Jimmy Carter put under the control of Panama in a 1977 deal that guaranteed neutral, international access to the waterway.