Sen. Dave McCormick owes the people of Pennsylvania a real explanation of his recent votes. He voted to install Pete Hegseth at the head of the Department of Defense, even though Hegseth’s only prior ...

The president has already challenged statutory protections against summarily firing officials overseeing such agencies ...

At Wheaton College, a controversy around one of its graduates, Russell Vought, a Trump Administration official, shows how ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

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More Senate hearings are coming up for President Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet. Next in line is Lori Chavez-DeRemer, ...

Senate Democrats are bracing to stay in the chamber overnight to make the case against the nomination of Russell Vought to serve as the White House’s next budget chief, who is expected to be ...

The Senate on Wednesday teed up a final vote on the nomination of Russell Vought ... I had to do with Pete Hegseth,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told The Hill shortly after Vought’s nomination ...

Every one of Hegseth’s predecessors emphasized unity and a diverse military as key to national progress and defense. Ad Policy For the first time since being confirmed, US Secretary of Defense ...

Vice President JD Vance on Saturday swore Pete Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer, into office as the 29th secretary of defense, DOD News reported Monday. Hegseth received Senate ...

Pete Hegseth, confirmed by the Senate as defense ... For our sake, let's hope and pray he can rise to the occasion. Nicole Russell is an opinion columnist with USA TODAY. She lives in Texas ...