Democrats grilled Trump’s defense secretary pick over ugly allegations against him. But barring a last-minute surprise, he appears on track to be confirmed.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's choice to head up the Pentagon, faced a Senate confirmation grilling from the Armed ...

Hegseth faced intense questioning from Democrats in his Armed Services Committee hearing ... had three audiences— the committee, the United States Senate, and the general American public ...

He can communicate so well to the American people," Waltz said, adding that Hegseth can articulate "why we need what we need for our troops, and that is a critical piece that President Trump values, ...

Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee ...

Pete Hegseth pitched himself as a "change agent" to lead the Defense Department while Democrats excoriated him as unfit ...

Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine questioned Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, about some of the more salacious reports that have come out about him, Tuesday in the ...

"The 21st Century will be defined by what happens between the United States and China," Rubio told his Senate colleagues ... At Wednesday's hearing, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia was among the ...

During today's Senate confirmation hearings, Pete Hegseth and Senator Tim Kaine clashed over the sexual assault allegations ...

Hegseth is set to begin confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. In his opening statement obtained by NBC News, he leans into his outside perspective. “It’s time to give someone with dust on his boots ...

“Mr. Hegseth had three audiences: the committee, the United States Senate and the American general ... questions from Democrats such as Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.), who had a fiery exchange with ...