Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who stepped down from the leadership at the end of last year, cast a ...

Pete Hegseth is confirmed as Trump proposes abolishing FEMA while visiting North Carolina: Live updates - President is highly ...

It was a major victory for President Donald Trump after receiving some fierce opposition to his controversial nominee. Read ...

With votes expected late evening, the Republican-led Senate is determined to install Hegseth, a former Fox News host and ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

Donald Trump-backed Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Saturday to become the next US defence secretary in what ...

Pete Hegseth has been narrowly confirmed as Donald Trump’s defence secretary, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Rarely has a Cabinet nominee faced such wide-ranging concerns ...

Norah O’Donnell’s exit from “CBS Evening News” Thursday night wasn’t what viewers might have expected. And the successor ...

Hegseth was confirmed after a 50-50 vote in the Senate, when Vice President JD Vance came to the chamber to break the tie in ...

Hegseth has tended to blame “left-wing media” for turning him into a victim of a “smear campaign” orchestrated by “anonymous sources.” ...