Two administrations and both parties are trying to avoid the consequences of a law nearly all of Congress supported.

Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee failed to land a decisive blow against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s ...

Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, withstood hours of questioning during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.

Democrats grilled Trump’s defense secretary pick over ugly allegations against him. But barring a last-minute surprise, he ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for Defense secretary, on Tuesday emerged largely unscathed from an at times ...

Lawmakers are demanding Senate Republicans not move forward without full vetting, a process delayed by Trump's transition ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Pentagon, will face his greatest hurdle yet as he takes his ...

A little over a month ago, President-elect Donald Trump’s top nominees appeared to be entering a world of pain. HHS pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was facing tough questions about his stance on the polio ...

Watch for any contrition Hegseth shows for his past acts. He has denied the assault allegations and was never charged. But Hegseth has said he won’t drink alcohol if confirmed and has argued he has ...

Senate Republicans are urging President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees to resist taking the bait from Democrats when their high-stakes confirmation hearings kick off next week, marking a ...

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has served in the Senate for nearly a decade and is a key member of the Armed Services Committee. Rounds joins The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell to discuss President-elect ...

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection to the House speakership on ... John Thune as the Republican majority leader and Sen. Chuck Schumer for the Democratic minority — the House must first elect its ...