The Pentagon is counting on one-time funds from a reconciliation bill to fund investments in shipbuilding and missile defense ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced sharp criticism from high-profile Republican senators Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth resisted senators’ efforts to secure his support for a bipartisan bill that would further ...

A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split ...

Republican senators came out firing during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s hearing Wednesday before the Senate ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending his decision to order National Guard troops to provide security during ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about his views on Russia's war in Ukraine."Number one, ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went toe-to-toe with Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell during a tense Senate Appropriations hearing Tuesday. The back-and-forth heated up quickly after McConnell ...

McConnell didn’t waste time on formalities zeroing in on the Trump administration’s stance on the Russia and putting Pete Hegseth on the spot.

Ky., began his questioning of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by asking about the United States' policy and support for Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.

On the merits of his decision, though, McConnell has been open and direct about his priorities for his final two years in office. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth didn’t fit into them.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.The vote came down to the wire Friday night, with all Democrats and three ...