House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called Hegseth a “great choice,” while Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), whose name was floated ...

The Florida congressman will need support from the majority of the Senate to be confirmed, which some Republicans said will ...

President-elect Donald Trump has stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth ...

Iowa, lost her bid Wednesday to lead the Senate as Republican Conference chair, falling to Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. This means ...

Donald Trump announced firebrand ex-lawmaker Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general Wednesday, naming a fierce defender ...

WASHINGTON—Republican senators chose John Thune of South Dakota as their first new leader in nearly two decades, opting for ...

Trump intends to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of ...

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana both expressed surprise at Trump's selection of Hegseth, while others ...

Multiple factors could have contributed to the low turnout at the event, which was billed by organizers as a chance to “stand ...

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.

“We know that President Trump will only have four years to reshape our federal government,” Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa ...