Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) told reporters Tuesday that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, “acquitted himself.” Thune made the ...

Pete Hegseth looked great ... After it was over, Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota said the man had “acquitted himself.” During the confirmation hearing, which lasted more ...

"Once Pete Hegseth’s nomination was sent to the floor by my colleagues ... After the Hegseth vote, the Senate will next ...

Despite allegations of sexual assault, paying off an accuser, and drinking to incapacitation on the job, Pete Hegseth was ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior ... Senator John Thune, the South Dakota Republican and brand-new majority leader, must be breathing a sigh of relief at the outcome.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

Read Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s full opening statement ... as Vice President-elect JD Vance could cast a tie-breaking vote. South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds, a Republican member ...