Pete Hegseth looked great. That square jaw remained at a constant determined jut. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Defense Department and its 3 million troops and civilians walked into the Capitol Hill hearing room along with the wife he described as “beautiful” and “humble,

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed unqualified by any conventional president.

Pete Hegseth must be approved by the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee before he can go before the full Senate for confirmation.

Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats are fuming as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, is set to head back to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for his

The former Fox News host will be forced to comment publicly on several controversies in detail for the first time as he fights to become secretary of defense.

Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News weekend co-host who has promoted Donald Trump’s “Big Lie,” enthusiastically covered the “Save America” rally (video below) that lead up to the January 6 attack on the U.

Hegseth’s hearing lasted more than four hours, and Democrats got in quite a few digs. But the person everyone was really watching was Ernst, who initially expressed reservations about Hegseth leading the Defense Department.

Thune spoke about a lack of "clarity" when suggesting that clearing confirmation hearings wasn't as certain for Patel as for Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense ... This week, CBS News reported that Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has privately told Trump that he believes enough GOP senators will back Hegseth to have him confirmed ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Defense Department, survived his confirmation hearing Tuesday without drawing any GOP opposition or new lines of attack from Democrats.

Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies during his Senate Energy and Natural Resources confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15. Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees began this week. It won't be easy sledding for some of the candidates to lead America's government agencies.

Senator Markwayne Mullin discussed the contentious confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, addressing accusations of hypocrisy and expressing confidence in Hegseth’s eventual confirmation.