The defense secretary said, in so many words, that we cannot count on the Pentagon's compliance with a federal court order.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth snapped back at female Democratic senators, at one point telling one that her "time was up," ...

Pete Hegseth ... for securing Senate approval to lead the Pentagon. A review is necessary, he said, “to ensure the standards have not been eroded.” Hegseth’s confirmation hearing marked ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is returning to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for the last in a series of often combative hearings before lawmakers, who have pressed him on everything from a ban on ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine testified Wednesday before the Senate ...

Nevada, asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if he had spoken with Laura Loomer about dismissing General Timothy D. Haugh.

During the confirmation hearing ... Duckworth told Hegseth troops “cannot be led by someone who is not competent,” directing her critique at President-elect Donald Trump’s pick.

A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split ...

Hegseth’s confirmation hearing marked the first major test of ... units such as tank or artillery units. Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee pressed Hegseth on the contrast between ...

Confirmation hearings for Donald ... Duckworth told Hegseth troops “cannot be led by someone who is not competent,” directing her critique at President-elect Donald Trump’s pick.

The Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth has adjourned Hegseth turned ... led by someone who is not competent,” directing her critique at President-elect Donald Trump’s pick.