McConnell joined Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, moderates from Maine and Alaska respectively, in creating what ...

President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, is pushing back ... being obstructionists," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told reporters. "They're just trying to make sure Trump ...

An armed man arrested at the U.S. Capitol said he planned to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of Defense ...

The Florida context From Florida Phoenix Florida U.S. Sens. Rick Scott and Ashley Moody both voted to advance Hegseth's ...

Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth recently survived a Senate procedural vote enabling him to be considered for the ...

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott stood by President Trump’s embattled Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth in a nail biter Friday night on the Senate floor.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth narrowly secured his nomination to President Donald Trump 's cabinet, nudged into the role by the tiebreaking vote of Vice President JD Vance after a handful of ...

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

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in several controversies. Two ...

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, ...