Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he paid $50,000 as part of a confidentiality agreement to a woman who alleged he ...

Sen. Todd Young didn’t back Donald Trump in 2024. But that didn’t stop Young from calling the president this past weekend as ...

The secretary of defense has been accused of alcohol abuse and various forms of misconduct — allegations he has denied.

CNN’s Manu Raju says former Republican senate leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted “no” against Pete Hegseth’s confirmation for Defense Secretary indicating McConnell may be a bit of a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, promised he would stop drinking if the Senate confirmed him. Rating: As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January ...

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Tuesday said Vladimir Putin should be “in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed,” as ...

Today, CNN learned that Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services ... a woman who alleged he sexually assaulted her back in 2017. Manu Raju has the latest from Capitol Hill. Plus, President Trump ...

CNN's Manu Raju told host Dana Bash on Wednesday that McConnell broke ... who was also one of three Republicans to vote ...