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 allegations of ...

McConnell said in a statement that leading the United States Armed Forces is ... but he heard it was "explicit." Sen. Jack Reed, the Armed Services Committee's top Democrat, who opposed ...

The Armed Services ... United States, not to simply fall in line and do something expedient,” Reed added. If Hegseth’s nomination is passed by the committee, he needs a simple majority in the ...

In a combative hearing, no Republicans came out against Pete Hegseth as he made his case to overhaul the Pentagon.

He faced the Senate Committee on Armed Services Thursday regarding his ... whose father and grandfather also served in the United States military. His 8-year-old son plans to join the military ...