Ryan English, 24, was carrying makeshift explosives and knives near the U.S. Capitol building on Monday, police charge in ...

An armed man arrested at the U.S. Capitol said he planned to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of Defense ...

Readers criticize the vote on the defense secretary nomination. Also: President Trump and tariffs; silencing health officials ...

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott stood by President Trump’s embattled Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth in a nail biter Friday night on the Senate floor.

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news show host, says he will be a "change agent" and a "warrior" for the department as Republicans demand new and strong leadership in the Pentagon.

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth announced she would vote against Pete Hegseth's nomination for defense secretary. Duckworth criticized Hegseth for lacking the qualifications needed for the role.

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Don’t laugh, hear me out. Hegseth's resume: Fox News, think tanks The nominee for the secretary of defense is Pete Hegseth, a part-time TV host with a graduate degree, experience working at ...

I want to be the U.S. secretary of defense. Don’t laugh, hear me out. Hegseth's resume: Fox News, think tanks Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services committee hearing on his expected ...

Rockaway Point: Watching Senate confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth, the man is lying. He’s a drunk, a womanizer, an abuser of women and arrogant. Look at his eyes, he’s lying.