Senators have had two-and-a-half months to consider Trump’s nominees. Confirmation is part of their constitutional duty.

The South Dakota governor will oversee a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and a clampdown on illegal ...

Hegseth later attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where he graduated in 2013 with a master's degree in public policy. [4] In response to a question from CNN about ...