Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) was enthusiastic for Pete Hegseth’s confirmation vote for secretary of defense, expressing how ...

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We live in an increasingly dangerous and threatening world. There are more flashpoints in today’s global geopolitics than we ...

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who was one of the senators on the Armed Services Committee who questioned Trump's pick for ...

Sen. Tim Kaine said he pushed Defense Secretary-nominee Pete Hegseth about infidelity and sexual misconduct in a hearing last ...

As Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20, Republicans will have a majority in the Senate. This means that his ...

After Donald Trump takes the oath of office and Congress concludes the inaugural pageantry, the Senate will get back to work.

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term on Monday amid a bitter blast of frigid air that has forced ...

This is part of Hello, Trumpworld, Slate’s reluctant guide to the people who will be calling the shots now—at least for as ...

As Trump re-enters the White House, he no doubt believes that conflict with China can be avoided as long as the United States ...

On November 12, Trump announced that he will nominate Fox host Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense. Prior to joining Fox, Hegseth served in the Army National Guard and served three tours ...

"If you thought those kinds of questions would dominate the hearing, you must be living under the illusion that we live in a ...