The 119th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. New members were ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an investigation into retired general Mark Milley — who often clashed with President Trump — and determine whether he should be reduced in rank.

House Democrats are demanding answers on the Justice Department’s move this week to fire more than a dozen officials involved ...

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense secretary is publicly facing senators for the first time after weeks of questions from Democrats — and praise from Republicans ...

Lawmakers pressed for new solutions Tuesday to the Pentagon’s chronic problem of speeding up the defense acquisition process ...

Top House Democrats say that the way in which Jack Smith's staffers were fired "very likely violated longstanding federal ...

This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Hegseth on January 14, 2025. [1] The Senate confirmed Hegseth in a 51-50 ...

The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that ...

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, faced stiff criticism from Democrats and some Republicans—requiring a tie-breaking ...