The North Carolina Republican said he did his “due diligence” and deferred to the Senate Armed Services Committee endorsement ...

Three GOP senators, including Mitch McConnell, voted against Trump’s embattled nominee, forcing J.D. Vance to break the tie.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis told Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law that a sworn statement about his alleged alcohol ...

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation vote from the Senate on Friday night, in a tie broken by Vice President J.D. Vance, was helped by ...

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

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) cast the 50th vote for Pete Hegseth for defense secretary just now. He had additional questions for the nominee earlier today that Hegseth answered and ...

Donald and Melania Trump are stopping in North Carolina, California and Nevada during their first second-term trip. Follow ...

The Senate narrowly voted to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense, in a major win for ...

Vice President J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically ...

Gabe Whisnant is Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based in South Carolina ... Hegseth told reporters as he arrived at the Pentagon for his first full day in office. Secretary of Defense Pete ...

President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, paid $50,000 to ... “He’s a good man," Trump said of ...