Pete Hegseth’s controversial nomination as defense secretary moved a step closer to confirmation with the Senate Armed Services Committee recommending him to the job on party lines. U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., voted Monday against Hegseth, citing a lack of managerial experience and “concerning personal issues.”

Senator Mark Kelly questioned Defense Secretary nominee Peter Hegseth on alleged past misconduct during a Senate hearing.

Senator Mark Kelly opposed Peter Hegseth's nomination as Defense Secretary, citing his lack of qualifications and past issues.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, tells Mark Kelly during her Senate confirmation hearing on Jan. 30, 2025, "People in our own government were providing support to our sworn enemy,

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

I closely followed his hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee and gathered substantial ... Tim Kaine, D-Va., Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Andy Kim, D-N.J., Angus King, I-Maine, Amy Klobuchar ...

President Donald Trump’s new administration is looking ahead to key Senate hearings this week for three of his most controversial nominees.

Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday. What we’re following: 1.

Gabbard was questioned by Republicans and Democrats alike on her views of Snowden and whether she believes he was a traitor. She declined to say she believed he was a traitor, repeating that she felt he had broken the law and reiterating a point that she has made in the past, that he exposed practices that have resulted in the reform of 702.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a 30,000-person migrant facility at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

Search and rescue mission underway after both aircraft come down in Potomac River, as Trump is briefed on the ‘terrible accident’

Trump's pick to head U.S. intelligence has broken with its assessments several times since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.