Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to "speed it up" when pressed about hiring delays at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Collins, chair of the Senate's Appropriations ...

Republican senators came out firing during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s hearing Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on armed forces. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) immed… ...

Testimony comes after the Pentagon last month unveiled a “skinny budget” for fiscal 2026 with fewer details than typical.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to "speed it up" when pressed about hiring delays at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Collins, chair of the Senate's Appropriations ...

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the performative press conference staged by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth where he ...

The defense secretary will appear before lawmakers for the first time since his contentious January confirmation hearing.

Vice President Vance arrived at the Capitol early Tuesday as Senate Republican leaders had still not locked down the 50 votes ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt — are in the midst of facing their first major foreign policy test ...

At a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) questioned AG Pam Bondi about combating domestic violence.

On Tuesday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the powerful Senate Appropriations chair, broke with Trump over his deployment of 700 active-duty Marines to LA.

Republicans contend that the legislation's permanent business tax breaks will goose the economy ahead of the November 2026 ...

Three Republican senators - Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky - joined Democrats to oppose Mr Hegseth's nomination.