This post has been updated with statements from Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Jack Reed. The Senate on Friday confirmed Pete ...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker called during a hearing ... Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the panel’s ranking Democrat, expressed alarm about Mr. Trump’s approach to ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...

WASHINGTON – Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was one of three Republicans voting against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth on ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

Roger Wicker and Jack Reed, the committee's Republican head and top Democratic member. His nomination was also dogged by an eight-year-old sexual assault allegation against him. Hegseth paid off ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

I spoke with U.S. Sen. Jack Reed last Wednesday about the chilling effect Hegseth’s confirmation will have on active-duty service members, veterans and the nation. As Reed said ...

“I hope and believe that President Trump’s pledge to restore peace through strength so that we can avoid conflict is going to be followed through with adequate funding,” Wicker said in a Jan ...