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

President Donald Trump's unconventional pick for Army secretary, Dan Driscoll, appeared poised for a smooth confirmation after a Senate hearing Thursday with little Democrat pushback.

Pete Hegseth was narrowly confirmed as defense secretary amid swirling questions about his competence and character, and despite GOP Senators Murkowski and Collins standing up and opposing him.

The GOP-controlled Senate Armed Services Committee voted 14–13 along party lines to advance Hegseth’s nomination Monday afternoon, an early victory for Trump as he attempts to get his cabinet confirmed as quickly as possible.

Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared for skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday.

Pete Hegseth was confirmed as defense secretary late Friday by the U.S. Senate after Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie as Senate president.

The GOP-controlled Senate Armed Services Committee voted 14–13 along party ... and doing my job as a United States senator, I will support President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense ...

Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary to the Senate floor. Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren ...

Daniel Driscoll appeared in front of senators for his confirmation hearing in the wake of Wednesday night's deadly crash.

One was Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., whose son attended Yale Law School with Driscoll, and who read an endorsement of the candidate at the start of the hearing. “As a lawyer, we follow the facts and the law, and that's what Dan Driscoll will do as secretary of the Army,” Blumenthal said.

The committee voted three for and two against to advance SB25-003, which also classifies rapid-fire devices as dangerous weapons.