Pete Hegseth looked great. That square jaw remained at a constant determined jut. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Defense Department and its 3 million troops and civilians walked into the Capitol Hill hearing room along with the wife he described as “beautiful” and “humble,

The Trump transition proved today that it can impose its will on the Hill, even with a nomination that looked cooked before the holidays. Why it matters: Not a single Republican showed signs on Tuesday of opposing Defense nominee Pete Hegseth.

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.

Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats are fuming as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, is set to head back to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for his

Pete Hegseth must be approved by the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee before he can go before the full Senate for confirmation.

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said it’s unclear if all of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks will be confirmed. Thune joined NBC News’s “Meet the Press” for an interview that

Senator Markwayne Mullin discussed the contentious confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, addressing accusations of hypocrisy and expressing confidence in Hegseth’s eventual confirmation.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, increasing the nominee’s chances of becoming the next head

"It's time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm. A change agent," Hegseth will tell senators in prepared remarks from his opening statement.

Hegseth’s hearing lasted more than four hours, and Democrats got in quite a few digs. But the person everyone was really watching was Ernst, who initially expressed reservations about Hegseth leading the Defense Department.

Democrats grilled Trump’s defense secretary pick over ugly allegations against him. But barring a last-minute surprise, he appears on track to be confirmed.