Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker called during a hearing ... Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the panel’s ranking Democrat, expressed alarm about Mr. Trump’s approach to ...

By Katherine Gypson The U.S. Senate late Friday night approved Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...

Roger Wicker, R-Miss ... and said that may just be what makes him an "excellent choice." Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Hegseth ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

Roger Wicker and Jack Reed, the committee's Republican head and top Democratic member. His nomination was also dogged by an eight-year-old sexual assault allegation against him. Hegseth paid off ...

Roger Wicker and Jack Reed, the committee's Republican head and top Democratic member. His nomination was also dogged by an eight-year-old sexual assault allegation against him. Hegseth paid off ...