Our Nebraska senators especially should be fiercely criticized. Do they even remember Chuck Hagel? He was a Republican senator from Nebraska and then secretary of defense under President Obama.

For the last 50 years, almost every nominee to lead the Pentagon has been a consensus pick who drew lopsided margins of ...

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

The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's choice to be defense secretary, gives a thumbs-up at the completion of his ...

President Trump fired about a dozen Inspectors General. These inspector generals are nominated by the President, and confirmed by the Senate.

Hegseth's confirmation is a narrow victory for Trump and supporters who want to see a warrior and change agent lead the ...

The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary Friday after he survived a bruising struggle with Democrats ...

The 51-50 decision came after three Republicans voted against Hegseth. Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tiebreaking ...

Vice President J.D. Vance cast his first tiebreaking vote on Friday night to help the Senate confirm Pete Hegseth as defense ...

Senators quizzed Trump's Interior secretary nominee, proposed EPA administrator and Treasury secretary nominee.

He later retired as a colonel. Chuck Hagel, who served under former President Barack Obama, was first former enlisted soldier ...