Members of President Donald Trump’s administration have pushed back at Democrats’ attempts to ask them harsh questions during ...

Later in the hearing, Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, pressed Hegseth about what long-term planning — such as reviews of safeguards for military personnel and ...

In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on June 18, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth embarrasses himself during an exchange with Senator Elissa Slotkin. Hegseth smugly says to Slotkin, ...

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In today’s edition … Hegseth defends the Iran strikes … Mamdani becomes a household name … but first … ...

Senate Republicans Tuesday said they were mostly OK with Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to order military strikes in Iran ...

But given the presence of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a now-polarizing figure for many in American politics, Wednesday's meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee to discuss the Pentagon ...

In the wake of U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, Michigan lawmakers are responding with a mix of support and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine took contrasting approaches to advising President Trump on whether to bomb Iran.