The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmation hearing in mid-January 2025.

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.

The former Fox News co-host attended his confirmation hearing to potentially become the next secretary of defense. Get the status on his nomination.

Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.

GOP lawmakers were caught off guard by the president’s remarks Thursday about the deadly collision …{beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Jacquelyn Martin, Associated

Senate Democrats are starting to revolt against President Trump’s agenda on Capitol Hill amid fallout from an initial freeze on all foreign assistance, warning Republicans that failure to work

President Donald Trump’s new administration is looking ahead to key Senate hearings this week for three of his most controversial nominees.

In the early days of Trump's second term, a handful of Democratic senators have voted in line with him more often than not.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that “there was some sort of elevation issue” with the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided in mid-air with a passenger airliner Wednesday night over the Potomac River that is now being investigated.

President Trump’s decision to clean house at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and initially freeze all foreign assistance is fueling chaos and uncertainty in Washington and

At least 28 bodies have been recovered after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington,