WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans voting against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth on Friday to be secretary of Defense, though his appointment was approved by the ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary ... and Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, the former Republican Senate leader who has previously clashed with Trump ...

Ahead of his retirement announcement, Sen. Mitch McConnell voted against confirming a few Trump Cabinet picks. Here's what to ...

In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back.

Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) cited rising global threats as a reason for voting against confirming Pete Hegseth as defense secretary. “Major adversaries are working closer together to undermine ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave away a major bargaining chip on Ukraine even before negotiating a settlement to ...

Hegseth also said Wednesday that Ukraine returning to its prewar borders—before Russia annexed Crimea in 2014—would be ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior ... Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky — joined all Democrats in opposition. The final vote, 51 to 50, was the smallest ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will become on Wednesday the first member of the new Trump administration to visit NATO.