Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department, is on track to be confirmed as soon as Friday night if his support holds.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski won't support Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined with a Danish lawmaker on Monday to push back against President Trump’s continued insistence that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for American ...

The settlement’s existence after a 2017 accusation had been documented before the defense secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing this month, but the amount had not been known publicly.

The new information came in response to additional questions posed to Hegseth by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

JUNEAU, Alaska — In the early days of President Trump’s second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times — stunning for a congressional ...

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth's Defense Secretary nomination cleared a Senate procedural hurdle Thursday, pointing to a likely confirmation.

Both Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voted "no" in a procedural vote on Hegseth's confirmation Thursday. Murkowski of Alaska said Thursday she is "unable to support" Pete Hegseth ...

Contentious hearings to consider Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services this week have shined a spotlight on some of Washington’s […]

Democratic support for the would-be HHS secretary has dimmed while Republican Bill Cassidy now sounds skeptical.

Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician and key G.O.P. vote, joined Democrats in aggressively questioning Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick for health secretary. He did not say how he would vote.

Vice President JD Vance cast the 51-50 tie-breaking vote to confirm Hegseth, whose nomination was surrounded by several controversies, including allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct.