A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization ...

Republicans say they are confident that Hegseth, who has been accused of alcohol and domestic abuse, will ultimately be confirmed to lead the Pentagon.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski has condemned President Trump’s pardons of some 1,600 people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, making her one of the few Republicans in Congress willing to ...

A defining duo of the first Donald Trump administration is back.

The Alaska senator announced on Thursday that “she cannot in good conscience” support Pete Hegseth’s nomination for Defense ...

Voting against Hegesth in a procedural motion on Thursday, the two released statements declaring their disapproval of the Fox News host and his long history of comments about women serving in combat.