Republicans and Democrats were in talks to reach an agreement to allow swift confirmation of Marco Rubio as Donald Trump's secretary of state.

It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a ...

Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global ...

The nation's first Black defense secretary faced three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that ...

Wicker did not specify what day the vote would take place, but said it could be as late as next Thursday if Senate Democrats ...

A Pentagon watchdog found no harm to U.S. national security but said the incident raised the odds of such issues.

Lawrence O'Donnell and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) laughed as they lampooned a key moment at Trump Defense Department ...

An Illinois legislator called U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s behavior during the Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday ...

Here are some takeaways from Hegseth’s confirmation hearing: Hegseth told senators that Trump’s primary charge to him was “to ...