Bloomberg's Megan Scully weighs in on the vote for President Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee, Pete Hegseth, who she says will likely be confirmed although two Republican Senators won't support ...

"In the weeds, I know, but I'm going to ask... The nays are 41, the nays are 49, the motion passes. Nomination." ...

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization ...

The vote broke the Senate filibuster and sets up a final confirmation vote, which will likely take place Friday. Democrat John Fetterman voted against advancing Hegseth for secretary of defense.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead America’s premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval.

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he paid ...

The full Senate voted 51-49 on Thursday to advance Hegseth's nomination, paving the way for a final confirmation vote Friday.

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers he provided to a senator during his ...

Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth recently survived a Senate procedural vote enabling him to be considered for the ...

The Senate has moved forward with the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defence secretary, despite strong opposition from Democrats and concerns among some Republicans over his ...