Newly confirmed US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has drawn a spotlight on the role of women in the US military, having made statements over the years questioning the effectiveness of female troops in ...

Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s pick to be the next director of national intelligence, endured a difficult hearing before ...

Gabbard was questioned by Republicans and Democrats alike on her views of Snowden and whether she believes he was a traitor.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, has faced tough questions from ...

Dan Driscoll, an Army veteran and businessman, told senators that he would serve as the soldiers’ secretary of the Army, “not ...

The 119th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. New members were ...

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) suggested that Democrats had named too many women senators to ...

In December 2015, the Obama administration decided to allow women to serve in all combat roles. “There will be no exceptions,” Ashton Carter, then the secretary of defense, announced. Women would be ...

His unexpected retirement in the battleground states comes in an already difficult Senate cycle for Democrats.

This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Hegseth on January 14, 2025. [1] The Senate confirmed Hegseth in a 51-50 ...

The former Fox News co-host attended his confirmation hearing to potentially become the next secretary of defense. Get the ...

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and ...