As the dust settles on the fight over Pete Hegseth's nomination, his confirmation is emblematic of a larger truth about the state of Republican politics.

Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next US defence secretary, a victory for President Donald Trump after fierce opposition from Democrats and

Vice President Vance defended new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling him a “disrupter” who will prove “incredibly necessary.” Vance joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday

The former Fox News host faced allegations about sexual assault and excessive drinking, which he called smears.

The Senate narrowly voted to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense, in a major win for President Donald Trump and his new administration.

Responding to concerns over Pete Hegseth's background check, a legal analyst asked why Hegseth's ex-wife was not interviewed.

Pete Hegseth looked great. That square jaw remained at a constant determined jut.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived on Monday for his first full day leading the Pentagon, vowing to support President Trump’s priorities to seal the U.S. border with Mexico, use military planes to deport undocumented migrants and increase the military’s combat readiness.

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House is generating turbulence at the Pentagon, where his new defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed to bring change.

There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring.

Eighteen US states led by New Jersey as well as the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco on Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging that Trump’s order violated the constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment, which says that all “persons born or naturalised in the US . . . are citizens of the United States”.