Thune spoke about a lack of "clarity" when suggesting that clearing confirmation hearings wasn't as certain for Patel as for Hegseth.

Three days ahead of Trump’s return to the White House, many of his most prominent Cabinet choices have sailed relatively unscathed through their hearings and are poised to win confirmation as Republican senators rallied around them and appeared largely unwilling to defy Trump’s wishes.

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed unqualified by any conventional president.

Pete Hegseth, Doug Burgum and Doug Collins are among the nominees set to appear before senators beginning Tuesday.

Several of Donald Trump’s highest-profile Cabinet nominees are viewed more negatively than positively by Americans, a new poll found. Pete Hegseth is among the least popular.

Conservative organizations are targeting Republican senators, saying that they will pay a price if they do not back the president-elect’s choice for defense secretary.

The Senate Armed Services panel has 14 Republicans and 13 Democrats, so Hegseth can only lose a single Republican, if all Democrats oppose him, for the nomination to be voted favorably out of committee.

Pete Hegseth vowed to foster a "warrior culture" at the Pentagon and be a "change agent." He did not address the allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking, focusing instead on his combat experience.

One by one, President-elect Donald Trump's hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place, even for his more controversial choices.

What effect do you think that will have on the military and the country? Gene: David, you know how impenetrable Pentagon culture is. Changing it is like, well, turning around an aircraft carrier. To the extent that the military is committed to diversity and inclusion,

Senate Confirmation hearings are in full swing now. Several others are set to follow. Here's how to watch them live when they occur

Trump's picks to lead four federal agencies testified without the flashes of anger that marked Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi's earlier showdowns.