House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, poses during a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., in the ...

The conventional wisdom is that Pete Hegseth is probably on course to be confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary, despite plenty of uncertainty and personal baggage. His ...

Mich., pressed Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Defense Department, Tuesday during Hegseth's ...

Elissa Slotkin, Michigan's new US senator, wanted to know if Pete Hegseth would reject an unlawful order to use the military ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, faced tough questions from senators during ...

Sen. Elissa Slotkin asked defense-secretary nominee Pete Hegseth whether presidents can give illegal orders to the military, ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, was grilled by the Senate Armed Services Committee ...

Pete Hegseth told senators “restrictive rules of engagement” have “made it more difficult to defeat our enemies” as Democrats ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Defense, sat for a brutal four-hour confirmation hearing that was ...

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Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's cabinet picks begin this week, starting with Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. The hearing was held Tuesday with senators questioning whether ...