For Hegseth, a meritocracy is one in which he merits the spoils. One in which his past failures are forgiven. In which his mistakes are redeemed. In which a résumé unlike previous secretaries of ...

During defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing, a senator questioning Hegseth employed a prop sign that ...

Chris Hayes reacts to Pete Hegseth's hearing and explains why the GOP, despite railing against DEI, is stacking the Trump ...

Senate Democrats did nothing to change any minds, hearts, or votes about the defense secretary nominee. Too often, their ...

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, seen by Trump allies as a pivotal vote, said she would back the defense secretary pick.

First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The ...

If you thought the former TV host would be asked important questions at the confirmation hearings this week, you must be ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced scrutiny over his level of experience and ...

‘I know what I don’t know,’ SecDef pick says at confirmation hearing. Pete Hegseth conceded that he lacks the experience of ...

In a combative hearing, no Republicans came out against Pete Hegseth as he made his case to overhaul the Pentagon.