Pete Hegseth faced bipartisan criticism over the Trump administration’s response to Ukraine as the president struggles to broker a peace deal. The testy line of questioning took place as the ...

Hegseth deflected, “As we’ve said time and time again, this president is committed to peace in that conflict.” Hegseth later added, ... And blows from GOP Senate members kept coming.

Pete Hegseth has criticized GOP senators since Donald Trump’s initial win in 2016, being notably critical of outgoing leader Sen. Mitch McConnell.

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GOP Sens. announce opposition to Hegseth nom, saying they won’t “compromise” on “character” The two GOP senators can't stop Hegseth's confirmation in a Senate controlled by their party ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Tuesday that he had begun to shutter a Pentagon program meant to advance women’s participation in peace-building and conflict prevention, which was ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that he was ending Pentagon participation in an initiative on women and conflict that President Donald Trump signed into law during his first term ...

Defense Sec. Hegseth assured Americans on "Fox & Friends" Friday that President Trump is "dialed in" to the Israel-Iran conflict and that this is not an "autopen moment" for the president.

Pete Hegseth gets a friendly GOP reception and other takeaways from his confirmation hearing By Sahil Kapur. Pete Hegseth was met with a friendly reception by Senate Republicans at his hearing ...

GOP senator reneged on voting against Hegseth. North Carolina senator Thom Tillis provided the deciding vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary. Newsletter sign up Newsletter; ...

Pete Hegseth's path to becoming Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense looks much clearer now that Sen. Joni Ernst says he'll support his bid. But what did his contentious confirmation hearing tell ...