The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, ...

Despite opposition from Democrats as well as Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski ... be running the Defense Department. Today, CNN learned that Hegseth told the Senate Armed ...

Maine's U.S. senators questioned Tulsi Gabbard Thursday about her past efforts to excuse Edward Snowden from criminal charges for disclosing classified national intelligence information during a ...

They were joined in their opposition by three Republicans: Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said “Biden opened the door on this” when asked Tuesday about President Trump’s ...

Republicans are sending signals that they might not back Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence.

This is the easiest way to unravel a constitutional democracy: You turn democracy against the constitution, by claiming that ...

Susan Collins said in a statement ... Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who voted to convict Trump of impeachment in 2021, seconded Collins' sentiment. He told CNN he’s a “back-the-blue guy” and feels ...

CNN has reached out to Samantha Hegseth for ... Two swing votes, Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, have yet to take a position. In her affidavit, Danielle Hegseth wrote that she was ...

The US Senate has narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defence, following a 51-50 vote, CNN reported. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote after several Republican ...