In the end, President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which is beautiful in the same way that North Korea is a Democratic ...

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the performative press conference staged by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth where he ...

Vice President JD Vance arrived at the Capitol early Tuesday as Senate Republican leaders had still not locked down the 50 ...

The Senate, after a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President Vance, has passed a massive budget reconciliation policy bill that, among numerous other provisions, includes $150 billion for the Defense ...

Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) immediately pressed Hegseth over the Russia-Ukraine war, with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) driving home the point later in the hearing; Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the ...

Testimony comes after the Pentagon last month unveiled a “skinny budget” for fiscal 2026 with fewer details than typical.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to "speed it up" when pressed about hiring delays at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.. Collins, chair of the Senate's ...

The defense secretary will appear before lawmakers for the first time since his contentious January confirmation hearing.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) Senators from both ...

House Republicans are launching right into work to pass the Senate’s version of the tax and domestic policy bill that President Trump has demanded be on his desk by July 4. A meeting is scheduled for ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will testify in front of Senate and House lawmakers next week in his first public ... and three GOP senators — Susan Collins (R-ME), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and ...

Feeling out of step with President Trump’s G.O.P., Senator Thom Tillis and Representative Don Bacon are deciding to retire.