Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks with reporters after meeting with Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s choice to be defense secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 11. Mark ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is denying that she reportedly rejected an offer to meet privately with the woman who has accused ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, as he speaks with reporters after meeting with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine ...

Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, said she had privately questioned Pete Hegseth on both policy issues and the misconduct allegations against him but would not decide whether to back ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) told reporters on Wednesday that she found it “troubling” information had been omitted from Pete Hegseth’s FBI background check.

Sen. Susan Collins expressed concern that the FBI's Pete Hegseth background report omitted information related to his former sister-in-law alleging drunken behavior and physical intimidation.

The Senate voted largely along party lines Thursday to advance Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of Defense, brushing aside a litany of misconduct allegations and the ...

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 ...