Donald Trump Jr., the president-elect’s son, wrote on social media that senators like Ms. Ernst who had voted to confirm ...

Hegseth’s attorney, Tim Parlatore, responded to the story with the usual attempt to discredit the source of the information, ...

Penelope Hegseth made the accusation in an email to her son in 2018, amid his contentious divorce. She said on Friday that ...

Hosts riff on Trump’s possible swap of his secretary of defense nominee amid excessive-drinking claims against Hegseth.

A basic tenet of journalism — calling someone for comment on a story — was seen as a threat by defense secretary nominee Pete ...

As many of the Senate’s Republican men dismiss allegations against President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the ...

The veteran picked to lead the Defense Department has praised the brutal religious military campaigns of the past and has ...

Pete Hegseth, who Donald Trump picked to be defense secretary, pledged today to continue to fight for the role, even as ...

President-elect Donald Trump is offering a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled choice to lead the Pentagon ...

Senator Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican who is facing re-election in 2026, appeared less skeptical after President-elect ...

The post amounted to a public dare to Republican senators, a number of whom have expressed private concerns about Mr. Hegseth, to vote against Mr. Trump’s wishes.