Former Vice President Mike Pence defended Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid criticism of his management style and decision ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked a Navy admiral's recently approved promotion and command assignment amid criticism ...

Republican Thom Tillis suggested the Senate Armed Services Committee had been “a little bit generous” when outlining ...

The North Carolina senator, who recently said he did not plan to run for re-election, said the defense secretary’s decisions ...

Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appeared before the Senate Foreign ...

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Republican senators say reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth froze weapons shipments to Ukraine without getting approval from President Trump raise serious questions about the level of ...

Six months into Trump's second term, spheres of influence are emerging among his White House staff and Cabinet secretaries.

HEGSETH IS RIGHT. This newsletter has often noted a peculiar feature of some media coverage of President Donald Trump: When Trump or Republicans say something, many reporters and commentators ...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) pushed back against “hogwash” criticism against President Donald Trump’s navigation in ending the war ...