A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization ...

Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski were the only two Republicans who voted against Donald Trump’s choice to head the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, in a procedural vote Thursday, citing ...

President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday she is "unable to support" Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense. She's the first Republican to state her opposition to President Trump's nominee ahead of ...

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in a series of controversies. Two Republicans are opposed to Hegseth.

Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski — who broke with her party on numerous occasions to support former President Joe Biden’s ...