Sen. Thom Thillis suggested the Senate Armed Services Committee had been “a little bit generous” when outlining Hegseth’s ...

Republican senators say reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth froze weapons shipments to Ukraine without getting ...

Pete Hegseth has criticized GOP senators since Donald Trump’s initial win in 2016, being notably critical of outgoing leader Sen. Mitch McConnell.

The North Carolina senator, who recently said he did not plan to run for re-election, said the defense secretary’s decisions ...

So far, just one Republican lawmaker—former Air Force General and current Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska—has put his name on pointed criticism of Hegseth but there is a sense that the time for ...

Republican senators seem to be giving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s Defense secretary pick, the benefit of the doubt regarding a sexual assault allegation that led to him paying the accuser.

HEGSETH IS RIGHT. This newsletter has often noted a peculiar feature of some media coverage of President Donald Trump: When Trump or Republicans say something, many reporters and commentators ...

Rep. Don Bacon became the first sitting House Republican Monday to suggest President Trump should fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following another controversy over unauthorized disclosure of ...

Roberts’ announcement that he will support Hegseth is the latest sign that Project 2025, which Trump disavowed amid Democratic criticism during his campaign, is newly ascendant as Trump returns ...

Only one Republican, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) — a retired one-star Air Force general whose Omaha-based congressional district Trump lost in 2024 — has suggested Hegseth should lose his job.

The timing of this rule change by House Republicans is significant for the Trump administration, particularly amid the recent controversy involving Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his use of … ...