Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs, putting the former congressman and Iraq ...

The United States Senate must reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human ...

Murkowski and Collins were two of three Republicans to vote against the president’s Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth. However, ...

As U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, came under close scrutiny. News media reports shone a spotlight on the former "Fox ...

Mazie Hirono was the only lawmaker on the ... and at one point she accused Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, of being willing to shoot at lawful protesters. "Would you carry out ...

“Pete Hegseth: ‘I’m not a perfect person ... GMO ban is from parody account Earlier in the hearing, Sen. Mazie Hirono, a Democrat from Hawaii asked if Hegseth had ever committed ...

Pete Hegseth dodged questions about sexual assault ... “I don’t think ‘completely cleared’ is accurate,” Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said in response. “The fact is that your own ...

“In short, I think Pete Hegseth kicked their asses today ... Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), went on “unhinged rants about things.” ...

KENNY HOLSTON / NEW YORK TIMES Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questioned Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, during his confirmation hearing Tuesday at the ...