Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, faced some tough questions from Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Initial Republican holdout supporting Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense, Sen. Joni Ernst, questioned the nominee about her top three issues during his hearing Tuesday morning.

Conservatives erupted Tuesday on social media following an exchange between Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and freshman Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., regarding gender identity.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) reaffirmed his pressure on President-elect Trump’s Department of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and said he asked tough questions last week because his Republican colleagues needed to hear the answers.

Republicans appear poised to confirm Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the government’s largest and most complex agency

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators for the first time Tuesday after weeks of privately pushing back on criticism over his qualifications and personal past. Sen. Eric Schmitt,

Critics of Trump's defense secretary nominee say the symbol has been adopted by extremist groups, including white supremacists.

Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats are fuming as Pete Hegseth ... ahead of the confirmation hearing. Hegseth can only afford three GOP defections to still be confirmed, should every ...

Some of the visitors have donned "Veterans for Pete" shirts, while others are wearing shirts that say "reject Hegseth." Megyn Kelly, a former Fox News host who had Hegseth on her SiriusXM podcast ...

Ark., joins 'America's Newsroom' to preview Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Defense.

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