However, lawmakers will surely take the opportunity to question Hegseth on a number of topics, including the ongoing ...

A selection of moments across the Triangle and North Carolina as captured through the lens of the N&O’s visual journalists.

At a House hearing, members of both parties charged that the other’s principles threaten the institution’s nonpartisan role ...

Lawmakers pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Thursday to answer questions he has avoided for months, including during the ...

Democrats are erupting in anger after Sen. Alex Padilla was shoved out of a press conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday afternoon. Video shows federal agents ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended his tenure and outlined his priorities for the department this week during three separate hearings on Capitol Hill.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday closed out his third and final day of hearings on Capitol Hill with several ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appearing to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is being grilled on Capitol Hill over National Guard troops and Marines that were deployed to Los Angeles amid immigration protests. NBC News’ Melanie Zanona reports ...