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 ...

We're approaching the first weekend of President Donald Trump's second term – and the Senate is already running behind in confirming his Cabinet nominees.

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth late Friday, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon.

Donald Trump’s gutting of the federal government is coming to the Department of Defense. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ...

“Is Pete Hegseth truly the best we have to offer ... But Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Hegseth, as a veteran of the Army National Guard who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he expects former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) to vote with Senate ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said he plans to get ... told her that she feared Pete Hegseth and they even created a so-called safe word to report abuse. “I believe what Samantha ...

Today, President Donald Trump threw a major wrench into Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s planned vote later this week on ...

Pete Hegseth, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran ... the deficiencies in our readiness,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) declared in a floor speech. Getty Images A lawyer for Trump ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Hegseth, as a veteran of the Army National Guard who served tours in Iraq ...