CNN was first to report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not inform Trump before he ordered the pause last week in ...

Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / ) Pete Hegseth, the defense ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has privately told President-elect Donald Trump that he believes Pete Hegseth will have the votes to be confirmed as Secretary of Defense, according to three ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) put the procedural wheels in motion to confirm embattled secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth by the end of the week.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned members of the media for a press conference on Thursday, during which he trashed their coverage of U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The Trump ...

Notably, Hegseth met with Democrat Sen. John Fetterman, the first to meet with him. Gabbard was set to meet with incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Thursday.

John Thune has promised President-elect Donald Trump that Pete Hegseth has enough votes in the Senate to lead the Pentagon.

S enate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) was unable to confirm President Donald Trump’s claims that Iran’s nuclear facilities had been “completely and totally obliterated” by U.S. strikes when ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has privately told President-elect Donald Trump that he believes Pete Hegseth will have the votes to be confirmed as Secretary of Defense, according to three sources.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) put the procedural wheels in motion to confirm embattled secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth by the end of the week. Senate Republicans are moving ...