On Jan. 24, Vice President JD Vance broke the deadlocked confirmation of Pete ... Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat and a Senate Armed Forces Committee member, described Hegseth’s nomination ...

The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary Thursday on a largely ...

"Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal, who lied about serving in Vietnam to get elected, berating combat vet Pete Hegseth is a bit hard to take," Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich posted on X on ...

Supporters of Donald Trump’s nominee have intimidated potential witnesses and suppressed the F.B.I. background check of the ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. speaks at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, at the ...

While some, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, sailed through, others, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, saw their ...

Senators argued that Pete Hegseth does not have the management experience to lead the military's 3.4 million service members ...

Richard Blumenthal accused Hegseth, Trump's defense secretary nominee, of not making himself available to meet with senators before his confirmation hearing.

President Trump this week revoked a security detail for retired Gen. Mark Milley and announced an investigation into the ...

Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., right, listens at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, at the ...

Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal told Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, that he would be a good "spokesperson for the Pentagon" but he is not qualified to lead ...