In a private vote, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved Mr. Hegseth’s nomination strictly along party lines on a vote ...

Private security contractors from the US and other countries will begin overseeing a checkpoint for vehicles passing between ...

Hegseth, 44, is a combat veteran and former Fox News host. The committee voted along party lines to advance his nomination to ...

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser on Wednesday sidelined about 160 National Security Council aides, sending ...

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

WASHINGTON – The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted in favor ... s constitutional responsibility with profound national security consequences.” Democrats on the committee assailed ...