Pete Hegseth’s controversial nomination as defense secretary moved a step closer to confirmation with the Senate Armed Services Committee recommending him to the job on party lines. U.S. Sen. Mark ...

“Pete is a very, very good man,” Trump told reporters hours before the Senate voted. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., during a speech on the Senate floor, called Hegseth “the most unprepared ...

The newly sworn-in defense secretary outlined plans on Saturday to advance the president's defense priorities.

Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly says as the Senate considered the nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as Defense Secretary in the second Trump administration post cloture that Hegseth does not check ...

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly says as the Senate considered the nomination of Pete Hegseth to serve as Defense Secretary in the second Trump administration post cloture that the Senate was ...

With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead ... Hegseth does not check any of the boxes,” said Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a former Navy combat pilot who flew ...

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego ... They opposed, for example, the nomination of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Kelly, who is a member of the Armed Services Committee, which has oversight of ...