The memo specifies that the pause will not affect Social Security or Medicare benefits, nor does it include “assistance provided directly to individuals.” ...

The secretary of defense has been accused of alcohol abuse and various forms of misconduct — allegations he has denied.

Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV news show host, says he will be a "change agent" and a "warrior" for the department as Republicans demand new and strong leadership in the Pentagon.

CNN’s Manu Raju says former Republican senate leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted “no” against Pete Hegseth’s ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) broke ranks with Republicans and opposed President Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth during a Senate procedural vote that narrowly ...

In a statement the following day, Trump’s acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman announced that ...

A flurry of executive orders that President Donald Trump signed into place Monday night included one that cemented language ...

The Iowa senator supports Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary, despite allegations of assault and drinking — but she doesn’t ...

Undaunted, the weekend before Christmas, Trump throws a fresh stunner into the headlines. He declares he wants the US to ...

(CNN) — Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee to ... CNN’s Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky Michael Conte, Lauren Fox, Kaanita Iyer, Manu Raju and Haley Talbot contributed to this report.

(CNN) — Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, acknowledged Tuesday he is “not a perfect person” but was defiant in the face of multiple allegations surrounding his ...