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

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Friday focused on emergency response, one which creates a task force to ...

Pennsylvania's junior senator must show he is willing to put the Constitution first. His vote for Pete Hegseth as secretary ...

With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead of a Senate vote to shore up support to become the ...

The Senate voted Friday night on the confirmation of Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth.

More of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the coming days ...

WASHINGTON—A key witness in the contentious Senate confirmation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was assured by Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) that her sworn statement would carry weight in last week’s ...

Three of President Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet picks will face Senate committees this week -- Tulsi Gabbard, ...

The secretary of defense has been accused of alcohol abuse and various forms of misconduct — allegations he has denied.

President Donald Trump is carrying out his immigration crackdown nationwide, with nearly 1,000 arrests reported by ICE on ...

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news ... Reed told Wicker at the beginning of the hearing that he believes the FBI background check on Hegseth was "insufficient." ...

President Joe Biden's record of handling the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is decidedly mixed.