Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination for defense secretary to the Senate floor. Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Armed Services Committee,

The settlement’s existence after a 2017 accusation had been documented before the defense secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing this month, but the amount had not been known publicly.

Hegseth, 44, is a combat veteran and former Fox News host. The committee voted along party lines to advance his nomination to the full Senate.

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking vote from JD Vance.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), another Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, accused Republicans of “rushing” an “unqualified nominee” through the vetting process. “Senate ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.

The written answers were provided to Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren in response to additional questions she had for Hegseth.

The Wall Street Journal editorial board praised Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren for grilling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on making money from drug company lawsuits during his confirmation hearing.

Howard Lutnick, President Trump's pick to run the Department of Commerce, is probed by the senator on the Tether connection of his firm, Cantor Fitzgerald.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and a member of the Armed Services Committee, contends Republicans failed to vet Hegseth sufficiently. “Senate Republicans are rushing through the most ...

Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, faces tough questions from senators on Russia, Syria and Edward Snowden.

In December 2015, the Obama administration decided to allow women to serve in all combat roles. “There will be no exceptions,” Ashton Carter, then the secretary of defense, announced. Women would be accepted as “Army Rangers and Green Berets,