The insult was a poke in Hegseth’s eye for his career at Fox News. Blumenthal, who once fibbed that as a Marine he had served ...

I would support you to be spokesperson for the Pentagon,” Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal acidly told Pete Hegseth during ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet picks begin this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth ...

Sen. Blumenthal grilled SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth on his qualifications despite reaffirming current support for the job SecDef Lloyd Austin has done.

Richard Blumenthal hit the “gotcha” button Tuesday. Blumenthal took a seven-minute-seventeen-second turn questioning Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth in a confirmation hearing before the U.S.