In his first big turn on the world stage, the defense secretary has already been forced to offer a major walk-back.

Ukraine's defense minister Rustem Umerov appeared to come away unimpressed from his meeting with U.S. defense secretary Pete Hegseth, according to a national security reporter.The newly installed ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave away a major bargaining chip on Ukraine even before negotiating a settlement to ...

Once again, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was the only Republican not to go the way of his party, voting no on another Trump ...

McConnell's vote of conscience against Pete Hegseth, following decades of obstruction, was rendered meaningless after J.D. Vance broke the tie vote.

Vice President JD Vance was forced to step in after Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell broke ranks and voted against Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth's nomination once appeared on shaky ground amid allegations that included sexual misconduct and financial ...

The Kentucky Republican said Hegseth’s job was a “daily ... The post Trump Dismisses Mitch McConnell’s No-Vote On His Pentagon Pick Pete Hegseth: ‘Winning Is What Matters’ first appeared on Mediaite ...

U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul nearly universally stuck with their parties in voting in favor of confirming ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) cited rising global threats as a reason for voting against confirming Pete Hegseth as defense secretary. Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Mitch McConnell ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday warned NATO allies in Europe against assuming that the American troop presence on ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech on Ukraine this week has thrown NATO into disarray. It raised troubling questions about America’s commitment to European security.