Pete Hegseth and other appointees of President-elect Donald Trump headed to the Senate this week for hearings. In particular ...

Republicans appear poised to confirm Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the government’s largest and most complex agency ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, was in full combat mode as she went hard after Hegseth and his qualifications to lead the ...

The Department of Defense ... The order came with President Donald Trump's approval from the White House and will remain in place until his pick for defense secretary is confirmed and directs ...

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth's announcement followed a heated exchange with Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing earlier this week.

WASHINGTON – Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon ... lower the standards so he can do the job," Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-IL., told USA TODAY.

In many respects, the choice of Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to become secretary of Defense was Donald Trump’s most ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary ... Joni Ernst of Iowa and Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, were among those who questioned him.