Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) put the procedural wheels in motion to confirm embattled secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth by the end of the week. Senate Republicans are moving ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has privately told President-elect Donald Trump that he believes Pete Hegseth will have the votes to be confirmed as Secretary of Defense, according to three sources.

One of the grants terminated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was worth $5.2 million and was for the purpose of diversifying ...

Pete Hegseth, has enough backing from the GOP to be confirmed by the Senate. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Trump that the former Fox News host has the required number of votes to survive ...

N.C.) cast the fateful 50th “yes” vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary ... Tillis told Senate Majority Leader ...

Secretary Pete Hegseth of the Department of Defense (DOD) announced Thursday the termination of more than $580 million worth ...

“Trump likes John Thune and while they’ve had these disagreements ... At the height of the questions over Pete Hegseth’s selection for Defense secretary, and just before a vote was scheduled ...

The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?