Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

Readers criticize the vote on the defense secretary nomination. Also: President Trump and tariffs; silencing health officials ...

The Senate on Friday night voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance stepped in to ...

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 ...

Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) cited rising global threats as a reason for voting against confirming Pete Hegseth ... of national intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health ...

A blizzard of regulations; a power grab over federal funds; and the hollowing out of our nation’s public workforce. It’s just ...

Tulsi Gabbard as director of the office of national intelligence; and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, the anti-vaccine advocate at Health and Human Services. “Is Pete Hegseth truly the best we have to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth ... Jr., for Health and Human Services, Kash Patel at the FBI and Tulsi Gabbard for Director of the Office of National ...

The president removed the security detail that has protected the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday revoked the ... which was being provided and paid for by the National Institutes of Health due to ongoing threats from his public-facing role during ...

President Donald Trump's cabinet is taking shape, with eight of 22 nominees having received confirmation as of Saturday.