Sen. Lisa Murkowski won't support Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick.

Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday announced on social media that she would vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense. Republicans have a 53-seat majority in the U.

Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department, is on track to be confirmed as soon as Friday night if his support holds.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rushed to Elon Musk’s defense Thursday, claiming that the billionaire’s disturbing inauguration gesture —which millions of people around the world recognized as the Sieg Heil salute used by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party—was little more than a misunderstanding.

The 2020 settlement by Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon was confidential but was revealed in response to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s confirmation questions.