In the United States, funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017.

The full Senate voted 51-49 on Thursday to advance Hegseth's nomination, paving the way for a final confirmation vote Friday.

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is facing stiff criticism from Democrats—but most Republicans back ...

The Senate Banking Committee backed former NFL player Eric Scott Turner to become Housing and Urban Development secretary.

Republicans still hold majorities in both chambers, but Evers and his fellow Democrats are hopeful new, more competitive boundaries could open the door to more bipartisanship in the coming session.

The Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled a hearing to review the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence.  The Jan. 30 hearing comes after Democrats ...

If confirmed, the NFL veteran and former developer would run a department with a $70 billion budget and roughly 8,000 employees ...

Pete Hegseth’s ex-wife recently gave a new statement to the FBI about the defense nominee’s alcohol use, according to two ...

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A new affidavit provided to senators claims secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth made his ex-wife feel unsafe at times.

The former sister-in-law of Trump’s Defense Secretary pick said in an affidavit that Hegseth made his second wife fear for ...