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 ...

Senator Jim Lankford (R-Okla.) said too many agencies have responsibilities under the federal disaster framework.

One by one, Republicans have acquiesced to Trump's picks, even those whose personal history, lack of experience and ...

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

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV ... with the situation who insisted on anonymity to discuss it. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked Hegseth if he'd be willing to submit to an ...

Update: Pete Hegseth was confirmed by the Senate ... so that they could try to search and destroy." Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut told reporters Democrats would pursue "any ...

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 ...