The U.S. Senate late Friday night approved Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump ... I supervised 100 people before,'" Democratic Senator Gary Peters said. The Defense Department oversees more ...

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary ... Tim Kaine, Andy Kim, Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen and Elissa Slotkin.

Pete Hegseth speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of Defense by Vice President JD Vance, right, in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete ...

D-N.J., Gary Peters, D-Mich.; Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich. and Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. About 12 hours after the Senate voted to confirm former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as ...

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is eyeing a potential bid to represent Michigan in the US Senate after Democrat Gary Peters announced Tuesday he would not seek a third term ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...

WASHINGTON — Senators on both sides of the aisle raised new questions on Wednesday about the vetting process for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, pointing to allegations that were not ...

Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new position as secretary of defense Saturday morning after being confirmed in a contentious Senate vote the night before. Hegseth, a former Fox News host ...

WASHINGTON – Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, moved an important step closer on Thursday to Senate confirmation despite an 8-year-old rape allegation and ...

Two Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, opposed Hegseth. Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on ...