Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks with reporters after meeting with Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s choice to be defense secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 11. Mark ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said she’d be interested in hearing from the witness involved in the alleged sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, as he speaks with reporters after meeting with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine ...

Sen. Thom Thillis suggested the Senate Armed Services Committee had been “a little bit generous” when outlining Hegseth’s ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) told reporters on Wednesday that she found it “troubling” information had been omitted from Pete Hegseth’s FBI background check.

Asked on Wednesday whether she was concerned that the FBI background check into Pete Hegseth provided by the Trump transition was incomplete, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, replied, “I am.” ...

Testimony comes after the Pentagon last month unveiled a “skinny budget” for fiscal 2026 with fewer details than typical.