The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmation hearing in mid-January 2025.

N.C., is going all in on Kash Patel despite being a holdout on Pete Hegseth, whose confirmation came down to the wire.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a warning to Department of Defense employees on Sunday—days after he was sworn into his new office.

The Senate voted Friday night on the confirmation of Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth.

Sen. Thom Tillis reportedly told Danielle Hegseth her sworn statement could convince him to oppose the nomination.

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.

Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.

President Donald Trump says he will sign a flurry of executive orders focused on the military, including to reinstate troops booted for refusing COVID-19 vaccines and remove “transgender ideology” from the force.

Sycophancy runs as wild in Washington DC as the wildfires in Los Angeles and the time-honored practice is being pursued with a new vigor this January among some Republicans seeking favor with our new president,