Even though Trump has not officially been inaugurated, the Senate can confirm cabinet members before his Oath of Office.

Sen. John Curtis said he’s decided to support President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. The ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced scrutiny over his level of experience and ...

Democrats called Trump’s Pentagon pick unqualified, but Republicans said he would bring a needed change to the Defense ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, underwent his Senate confirmation hearings on ...

Pete Hegseth must be approved by the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee before he can go before the full Senate for ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, testifies at a confirmation hearing before the ...

Culture wars and personal issues are expected to dominate a hearing for Donald Trump’s choice to be the country's next ...

The Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to be defense secretary, was repeatedly disrupted ...

Elissa Slotkin, Michigan's new US senator, wanted to know if Pete Hegseth would reject an unlawful order to use the military ...

Senate Democrats grilled Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary, about allegations of sexual ...

Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Committee on Armed Services yesterday in his bid to become Donald Trump's secretary ...