to conduct an immediate review of standards governing who can serve in such units, standards that he argued had been lowered to boost diversity in the ranks. Hegseth’s confirmation hearing ...

A testy exchange between a senator who strongly supports Ukraine aid and the defense secretary revealed a deepening split ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending the Trump administration over his deployment of the military to LA.

The nominee said he does, as long as standards remain high and vowed to review standards ... allegations that Hegseth denies. Inside a packed Senate hearing room filled to the brim with spectators ...

and we'll have a review to ensure the standards have not been eroded," Hegseth responded. Ernst sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, which held its hearing on Hegseth's nomination ...

Embattled Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faced ... confirmation hearing. Appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, the bulk of Hegseth’s public review focused on his ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, faced a Senate grilling on Tuesday ... in his Armed Services Committee hearing, including his previous ...

The defense secretary will be accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine in his first post-confirmation testimony, ...

Watch live as U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth repeatedly refused to disclose the cost of the Air Force’s contract to acquire and retrofit a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar, sparking sharp criticism from lawmakers ...

A review is necessary, he said, “to ensure the standards have not been eroded.” Hegseth’s confirmation hearing marked the ... Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee pressed Hegseth ...