The Senate on Friday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, to ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

Donald Trump scored a big win in Washington and visited North Carolina, California and Nevada on first trip since beginning ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Friday night after three Republicans—former GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa ...

Three Republicans — Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — also voted against Hegseth, questioning his qualifications for the job. Hegseth ...

The final vote was 51-50, with three Republicans — Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan M. Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — joining all Democrats in opposition. It was only ...

A son of a Democratic political dynasty, Kennedy is seeking to become the nation's top health official under President Donald ...

Republican Senators Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, Susan Collins from Maine, and Lisa Murkowski from Alaska voted against Hegseth. All Democratic senators voted no. The confirmation was only the ...

Republican Senators Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, Susan Collins from Maine, and Lisa Murkowski from Alaska voted against Hegseth. All Democratic senators voted no. The confirmation was only the ...